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Palm Desert, CA vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 20.7% less per student than Palm Desert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.1% lower in Asheville than in Palm Desert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CAAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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