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La Crosse, WI vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest spends 4.4% less per student than La Crosse.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 81.0% higher in Ridgecrest than in La Crosse. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Crosse
 La Crosse, WIRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for La Crosse    17 Reviews

Beth · 
Over 4 years ago

My family recently relocated here from the west coast. This town is a hidden gem. If you like hiking, biking, festivals, nightlife and river life, you’ll love LAX. While  More

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Over 4 years ago

This city sucks. First off, the people born and raised here think its great, but its a small little dump tbh. Very clicky and there nothing to do besides drinking at the  More

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I have lived in La Crosse for almost 30 years. Its basically a dying town. Their is not much of a future hear unless you like fish fry's on Friday night or going to  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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