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Hot Springs, SD vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest spends 30.3% more per student than Hot Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 86.3% higher in Ridgecrest than in Hot Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hot Springs
 Hot Springs, SDRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,704  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor628  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Hot Springs    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We are South Dakota natives and we moved to Hot Springs in 2023 after retiring. This move was predicated on a long-time knowledge of the city and many visits here going  More

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Over 11 years ago

Hot Springs, South Dakota has everything a retired person could want. I moved here (from Connecticut) ten years ago and I've never been happier. We have a beautiful  More

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This is a small town, suitable for those who like the Black Hills and want someplace quieter than Rapid City (and a little warmer -- it's located in a kind of climatic  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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