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Mountain Home, AR vs Tehachapi, CA

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- Tehachapi spends 54.9% more per student than Mountain Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.5% higher in Tehachapi than in Mountain Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tehachapi had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain Home
 Mountain Home, ARTehachapi, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,288  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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