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Palatine, IL vs Rosamond, CA

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Highlights
- Rosamond spends 30.6% less per student than Palatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.0% higher in Rosamond than in Palatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rosamond had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palatine
 Palatine, ILRosamond, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Palatine    7 Reviews

No town is perfect. One flaw in Palatine are that it lacks enough updated, healthier food restaurants. A more serious flaw is that the elementary district does not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The correct total Sales Tax Rate for Palatine, Cook County, IL is 9.5%, not  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palatine is a great community for raising a family. Good schools and extremely low crime rate just add to that point. Minutes to Schaumburg and all the shopping and  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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