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Placerville, CA vs Palm Desert, CA

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Highlights
- Palm Desert spends 30.9% more per student than Placerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Palm Desert than in Placerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Desert had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Placerville
 Placerville, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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