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Richland, WA vs Desert Hot Springs, CA

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Highlights
- Desert Hot Springs spends 18.2% less per student than Richland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% higher in Desert Hot Springs than in Richland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Desert Hot Springs had 19.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richland
 Richland, WADesert Hot Springs, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Reviews for Desert Hot Springs    9 Reviews

lived here 13 years and leaving as soon as possible. crime rate high but getting better. much improved place since 2008. if you buy a house choose the neighborhood and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Love the winters but the summers are too difficult for me. Hot and super windy. However I love the serenity, beautiful mountains, hot springs, and location close to  More

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I am 29 years old and have lived in this city nearly my entire life. When my family moved to this town, there were less than 12,000 people. I've watched it grow a lot.  More

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