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Palmdale, CA vs Riverside, CA

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Highlights
- Riverside spends 12.2% less per student than Palmdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% higher in Riverside than in Palmdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverside had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmdale

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 Palmdale, CARiverside, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$12,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8623.3616.23
 Students per Librarian6565249534573
 Students per Counselor380526530
 Grade School Educ.11.7%9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%8.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.76.3%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%22.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%23.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.2%6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%1.6%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 Riverside    42 Reviews

I've lived in Riverside for 54 years. It changed a LOT when people from LA started moving here in droves. Still, I have never been robbed or assaulted but I am  More

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I'm from Orange County (OC). I have had nothing but trouble since moving to Riverside. 1. The dogs are aggressive guard dogs. If you want to walk or bike you  More

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Over 6 years ago

Whew where to begin with dear old riverside. I enjoyed growing up here until my high school years (back in 2011). In 7 short years the downward deterioration of the  More

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ZIPS IN PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA
93550 93551 93552
ZIPS IN RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
92503 92507 92504 92505 92506 92508 92501

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