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Barstow, CA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest spends 3.6% more per student than Barstow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Ridgecrest than in Barstow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Barstow

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 Barstow, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,673$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060$12,833$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,933$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.7422.6316.23
 Students per Librarian13166352994573
 Students per Counselor531764530
 Grade School Educ.4.5%3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.3%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.8%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%32.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.0%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.1%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 6 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 12 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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ZIPS IN BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA
92311 92347 92327
ZIPS IN RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA
93555

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