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Palm Desert, CA vs Yosemite Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Yosemite Valley spends 9.9% more per student than Palm Desert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Yosemite Valley than in Palm Desert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yosemite Valley had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CAYosemite Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,337$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 Yosemite Valley    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Having lived most of my life breathing clean air in Santa Cruz, I am apalled by the horrible air here. It never smells sweet as clean air does. A couple of days a year  More

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