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Apple Valley, CA vs Mountain Home, AR

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Highlights
- Mountain Home spends 33.1% less per student than Apple Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.3% lower in Mountain Home than in Apple Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain Home had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Apple Valley
 Apple Valley, CAMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,820$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,418$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

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Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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