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La Quinta, CA vs Kent, WA

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- Kent spends 31.2% more per student than La Quinta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% lower in Kent than in La Quinta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kent had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Quinta
 La Quinta, CAKent, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for La Quinta    5 Reviews

I've lived here nearly 15 years. Life in La Quinta is special. No, it's not like at the coast. Here, it's relaxed. You can enjoy beautiful blue skies nearly 350 days out  More

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My wife and I have lived in La Quinta, CA for 16 years. Over these years we've seen a tremendous amount of development, which on the one hand has improved shopping and  More

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Over 17 years ago

The positive: - Winter days are great at around 75ºF. - Abundant sunshine. - New infrastructure. - Landscaped greenery & water features. - It's not overly crowded &  More

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Reviews for Kent    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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