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Palmdale, CA vs Grand Forks, ND

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- Grand Forks spends 5.7% less per student than Palmdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.0% lower in Grand Forks than in Palmdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 24.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmdale
 Palmdale, CAGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2574573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 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 6 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 11 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 Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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