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Delta Junction, AK vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest spends 37.2% less per student than Delta Junction.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% higher in Ridgecrest than in Delta Junction. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Delta Junction
 Delta Junction, AKRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,388  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor643  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Delta Junction    2 Reviews

I lived in Delta for enough years to where I can state with certainty that most of the townsfolk are off their rockers. I've never heard of or seen so many uncivilized  More

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I never even knew this website existed until just now while scouting about jobs and apartments in Raleigh, North Carolina. I've spent 12 years in Alaska--3 in  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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