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Lemoore, CA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest spends 3.8% less per student than Lemoore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Ridgecrest than in Lemoore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lemoore
 Lemoore, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,825  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lemoore    5 Reviews

I came to Lemoore due to a job transfer in September 1984. I was 24 years old then. Much has changed over the years. There were under 13k residents...yep small town.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I d'tlik here. I'm in the Navy, nothing to do. Farm land, stinks, dirty water, crime, bad  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lemoore is an ok place to live...its a pretty big city with a lot of people, we have a Casino and a nightclub, a movie theatre, a golf course, and a lot of trees, and  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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