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Palm Desert, CA vs Fountain Hills, AZ

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- Fountain Hills spends 30.9% less per student than Palm Desert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% lower in Fountain Hills than in Palm Desert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fountain Hills had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CAFountain Hills, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Fountain Hills    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We live in Boise but are seriously considering a move to Fountain Hills. We have visited FH and it's beautiful...but we are not sure we can do the Summers! In Boise  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived in many cities in the US we moved here 10 yrs ago raised 2 boys and I would not give it up for any other place. move here raise a family and retire  More

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Over 12 years ago

Beautiful homes with mountaineous  More

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