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Hurricane, UT vs Yucca Valley, CA

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- Yucca Valley spends 67.3% more per student than Hurricane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Yucca Valley than in Hurricane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yucca Valley had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hurricane
 Hurricane, UTYucca Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Hurricane    5 Reviews

Lived here almost 10 years in retirement. Definitely not what it was 10 years ago. I knew the population would increase, that’s inevitable but it doesn’t have a small  More

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Over 8 years ago

Crime on the rise. Drug trafficking, children trafficking. You name it. Nevada & California people are here and house prices are rising, and so is crime. City counsel  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a very nice small town with small town politics. A good place to retire, however DO NOT come here looking for work. There is not any. We have a quiet, clean  More

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Reviews for Yucca Valley    10 Reviews

We have lived in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for over 20 years. The comment regarding graffiti is over exaggerated. Yes there is crime and there are some tweakers but  More

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Over 5 years ago

Let me start by saying, I love the desert. Yucca used to be a sweet little town...but now that the city has allowed for many criminals to come in from other areas..a  More

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YV has a good mix of mainly retirees, snowbirds, artists, and military families. People here are generally MORE friendly and LESS racially diverse compared to other  More

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