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Palmdale, CA vs Santa Clarita, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clarita spends 0.0% less per student than Palmdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Santa Clarita than in Palmdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clarita had 19.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmdale

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 Palmdale, CASanta Clarita, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8621.8616.23
 Students per Librarian656565654573
 Students per Counselor380380530
 Grade School Educ.11.7%4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.76.3%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%37.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.2%8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%1.5%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 Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  More

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ZIPS IN PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA
93550 93551 93552
ZIPS IN SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA
91387 91350 91321 91351 91355 91354 91390

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