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Las Vegas, NM vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest spends 4.6% less per student than Las Vegas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.1% higher in Ridgecrest than in Las Vegas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Vegas
 Las Vegas, NMRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,459  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor214  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Las Vegas    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I was motivated to write this review because Las Vegas is my favorite getaway from SE Colorado, where I live. I've been there many, many times -- I stay overnight there  More

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I live in Colorado and have driven by Las Vegas at least 20 times and always wished I could stop to visit. I even considered it as an option of future residence until I  More

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Over 17 years ago

Las Vegas New Mexico is truly an architectural gem-100s of historic registered buildings from victorian mansions to adobe haciendas unfortunately it is also full of  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 14 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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