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Oro Valley, AZ vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest spends 41.4% more per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.8% higher in Ridgecrest than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley
 Oro Valley, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  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 14 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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