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Colorado Springs, CO vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest spends 21.4% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.6% higher in Ridgecrest than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, CORidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  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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