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Melbourne, FL vs Rosamond, CA

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Highlights
- Rosamond spends 41.9% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.4% higher in Rosamond than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rosamond had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLRosamond, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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Reviews for Rosamond    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Obviously this site has Rosamond's elevation completely wrong. The elevation of Rosamond is 2,500+ ft. above sea level at least. Not  More

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nice small town located close to lancaster, palmdale, edwards air force  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved here from Louisiana just over two years ago. The cost of housing was a little higher than we had anticipated. Overall we enjoy living out here. We are far  More

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