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Palmdale, CA vs Apple Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Apple Valley spends 15.8% less per student than Palmdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Apple Valley than in Palmdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Apple Valley had 12.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmdale

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 Palmdale, CAApple Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$13,060$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8622.7416.23
 Students per Librarian6565131664573
 Students per Counselor380531530
 Grade School Educ.11.7%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.76.3%86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%27.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%17.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.2%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 5 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

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ZIPS IN PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA
93550 93551 93552
ZIPS IN APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
92308 92307

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