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Cleveland, OH vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest spends 24.6% less per student than Cleveland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% higher in Ridgecrest than in Cleveland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cleveland
 Cleveland, OHRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,425  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor462  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Cleveland    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live in a suburb right outside of Cleveland. I fear Cleveland gets a bad wrap in many people eyes. Although many families moved to the area for steel and auto  More

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I relocated to Cleveland 8 months ago from south of Columbus, OH. Having spent a lot of time in Columbus and central Ohio, I wanted to change. So I spontaneously decided  More

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Lived in Cleveland for 10 years. Loved it. Of course it has its issues, but there are a lot of great things about this city, and the people that live there should  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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