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Bremerton, WA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest spends 14.0% less per student than Bremerton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.0% higher in Ridgecrest than in Bremerton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bremerton
 Bremerton, WARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bremerton    21 Reviews

I moved here a couple months ago, and I can't wait to leave. There's so much trash everywhere, and random needles on the sidewalks. It's also really spread out, and hard  More

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I would like to compare the cost of living index between Bremerton, WA and Los Gatos,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bremerton, WA Apartment cost of Renting is to high here to live! why does it have to be so high for a small town. Its not Seattle or New York give me a break. Landlords  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 13 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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