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Hesperia, CA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 25.1% more per student than Hesperia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in Tacoma than in Hesperia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 15.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hesperia
 Hesperia, CATacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hesperia    4 Reviews

I’ve lived here on and off, most of my life. Grew up up in Hesperia, left for college and now am raising my kids here to be close to family. While the weather is nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

I love Hesperia is very peaceful I move to Hesperia because I was tired of the city traffic, noise and just the running around and having no time for anything. If you  More

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I've lived in Hesperia for 1 year and moved from Riverside (down the hill). Big mistake. Since then, I've needed emergency services at the hospital. My health  More

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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