2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palm Desert, CA vs Orlando, FL

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Highlights
- Orlando spends 17.0% less per student than Palm Desert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% lower in Orlando than in Palm Desert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orlando had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CAOrlando, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,701$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,931$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11484573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Orlando    237 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I made the decision to move to Orlando when I was 20. My father was a contractor so by then I'd lived in many different states & countries so I have a unique  More

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I have lived and worked in the Orlando area for more than 10 years. I really wish I could give Orlando two ratings because half the year it is wonderful and other half  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Orlando for 6 years. The environment, living costs, and housing costs are good. There are many fun places around Orlando. It's a good place to live in  More

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