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Palm Desert, CA vs Lebanon, NH

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Highlights
- Lebanon spends 61.7% more per student than Palm Desert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.5% lower in Lebanon than in Palm Desert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lebanon had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CALebanon, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,738$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,883$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2534573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%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.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.4%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 Lebanon    3 Reviews

If you want an honest opinion, please keep reading. In total, our family has lived on and off in this area 10 years, first on one side of the river, then on the other.  More

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Life is just too difficult here for the regular person, particularly if you come from any other state. I have no idea why they claim the unemployment rate is so low when  More

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The Lebanon/Hanover, New Hampshire community is often rated among the best places to live in the country. Population, however, remains a scant 20,000 or so. We enjoy  More

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