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Palm Springs, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 38.0% more per student than Palm Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% lower in San Rafael than in Palm Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Springs
 Palm Springs, 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.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 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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