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Madera, CA vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert spends 10.0% less per student than Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% higher in Palm Desert than in Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Desert had 55.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madera
 Madera, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews
christina · Madera, CA
I live in the Ranchos in Madera well crime just re
Over 11 years ago

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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Steve · Madera, CA
Housing and Population in Madera, Ca.
Over 16 years ago

I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews
Blake · Palm Desert, CA
Worst Place Ever
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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M · Palm Desert, CA
A fading Gem because of Dem
Over 4 years ago

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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JJ · Palm Desert, CA
Very unhealthy place to live!!
Over 9 years ago

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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