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Laughlin, NV vs Palm Desert, CA

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Highlights
- Palm Desert spends 33.5% more per student than Laughlin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% higher in Palm Desert than in Laughlin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Desert had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Laughlin
 Laughlin, NVPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Laughlin    8 Reviews

Boring little casino town. Good way to waste your life here. You got Meth-head city across the dirty river. Some water activities if you aren’t broke but that stuff is  More

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I divide my time between Laughlin and work on the road and I always look forward to coming back. I love the small town feel of the Laughlin/Bullhead City area and the  More

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Over 10 years ago

think of relocating to Laughlin. Every factor looks good except the air quality rating. I could understand this rating if the Mohave Power Station was still in  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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