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Oroville, CA vs Palmdale, CA

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Highlights
- Palmdale spends 13.1% more per student than Oroville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Palmdale than in Oroville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmdale had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oroville
 Oroville, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,014  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Oroville    6 Reviews

We have lived here for 15 years now and have come to love it here. There are good and bad places everywhere and to be honest, in comparison to some other municipalities  More

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Can be a tough little town for some. Highway 70 improvements may help to bring this town up in terms of economy, culture, lifestyle. When the skilled workers left after  More

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If you like to Hike, Bike, Fish or Swim, maybe just lazy around some breath taking veiws, then this place is for you! Lake Oroville boasts some of the best bass fishing  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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