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Palm Springs, CA vs Porterville, CA

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Highlights
- Porterville spends 4.1% less per student than Palm Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Porterville than in Palm Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Porterville had 24.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Springs
 Palm Springs, CAPorterville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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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Over 5 years ago

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 Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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