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Carmel Valley Village, CA vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert spends 0.5% less per student than Carmel Valley Village.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in Palm Desert than in Carmel Valley Village. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Desert had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel Valley Village
 Carmel Valley Village, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Carmel Valley Village    2 Reviews

It was a great place to grow up in the 70s. However, it has become very expensive. Natural beauty abounds. Reasonable drives to get to Carmel or down the coast to Big  More

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A tresure, a precious gem, fresh, sweet smeeling air everytime I round the corner into the village, kind people, gorgeous scenes everywhere-trees, creeks, flowers,  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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