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Palm Desert, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 38.0% more per student than Palm Desert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% lower in San Rafael than in Palm Desert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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