2024 Compare Cities Education:
Indianapolis, IN vs Palmdale, CA

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Highlights
- Palmdale spends 20.2% more per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% higher in Palmdale than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmdale had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,503$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,672$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7121.8616.23
 Students per Librarian93165654573
 Students per Counselor613380530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%12.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.7%76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%16.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 5 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 5 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 10 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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