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Prospect, KY vs Tehachapi, CA

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Highlights
- Tehachapi spends 2.6% less per student than Prospect.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.4% higher in Tehachapi than in Prospect. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tehachapi had 19.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prospect
 Prospect, KYTehachapi, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,255  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  More

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Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to Bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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