2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ridgecrest, CA vs Anaheim, CA

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Highlights
- Anaheim spends 0.5% more per student than Ridgecrest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Anaheim than in Ridgecrest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anaheim had 13.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CAAnaheim, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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Reviews for Anaheim    20 Reviews

full of crinimals and trash, describes this part of California  More

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Moved to Anaheim for past three years and enjoyed the weather. Living is expensive but pay follow also reasonable compare to other states. Weather make a reminder in day  More

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If you love seeing guys pick up scantily clad prostitutes, homeless sex offenders camping out near elementary schools, and streets littered with garbage, this is the  More

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