2025 Compare Cities Education:
Anderson, CA vs Palmdale, CA

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Highlights
- Palmdale spends 16.7% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% higher in Palmdale than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmdale had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,964  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor494  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Got stabbed by a meth head, 3  More

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We moved here seven years ago, from Livermore, CA. We find it very peaceful here with traffic jams being eight cars at a stop sign. No kidding, you can have all the  More

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Over 15 years ago

It really seems dirty and run-down. It is nothing like the town I remember back in the early  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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