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Palestine, TX vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest spends 21.3% more per student than Palestine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 91.3% higher in Ridgecrest than in Palestine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palestine
 Palestine, TXRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Palestine    7 Reviews

we need to dial back the rich and buddies telling what they want city workers wasting gas going to play lottery workers don't need high wages like school superintendents  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palestine has a lot of great open land around town. Population hovers around 18,000+. Commuting is never backed up, nor is it along drive. Just about everybody knows  More

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Over 16 years ago

After living in the frigid Northwest of the united states, and traveling all over the world with the United States Army, My family and I were ready to find a good  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 13 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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