2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AL vs Palmdale, CA

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Highlights
- Palmdale spends 56.0% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% higher in Palmdale than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmdale had 16.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ALPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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