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Palm Springs, CA vs Grass Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Grass Valley spends 45.5% more per student than Palm Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% lower in Grass Valley than in Palm Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Springs

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 Palm Springs, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,296$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853$14,261$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,941$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.3618.9716.23
 Students per Librarian2495384024573
 Students per Counselor526433530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.3%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%33.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%27.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.8%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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ZIPS IN PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
92262 92264 92258
ZIPS IN GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
95945

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