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

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Highlights
- Venice spends 12.0% less per student than Palm Desert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.2% lower in Venice than in Palm Desert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Venice had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CAVenice, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Venice    16 Reviews

I've have lived in Venice for 16 years. It has a large retirement population. It is a great place to live because of low traffic, low crime rate, relaxed atmosphere,  More

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Over 5 years ago

You gotta remember the reasons you move here. If not forced to, like having to take a job, you'll love it. But do your homework, the avg. age is 60+, so keep that in  More

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I love Venice! I made several visits before calling Venice home and I do not regret it one bit. The locals here are very kind. There is plenty to do (I am not of  More

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