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Porterville, CA vs Indio, CA

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- Indio spends 4.3% more per student than Porterville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Indio than in Porterville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indio had 15.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Porterville
 Porterville, CAIndio, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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Reviews for Indio    6 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

very beautiful  More

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Over 16 years ago

The city is growing much to fast. When we moved here in 2001 there was only 30,000 now the city is over  More

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Over 17 years ago

Living below sealevel has its' challenges. It can be very hot here! We do have beautiful weather seven to eight months out of the year. With all of our sunshine,we are  More

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