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Prunedale, CA vs Ridgefield, WA

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Highlights
- Ridgefield spends 24.2% more per student than Prunedale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Ridgefield than in Prunedale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgefield had 22.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Prunedale
 Prunedale, CARidgefield, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10424573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Prunedale    1 Reviews

Before I lived in Prunedale, I said I would never live here. I had lived in Carmel Valley & Carmel, originally living in Visalia, CA. Commuting over to Monterey didn't  More

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Reviews for Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 18 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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