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Ridgecrest, CA vs Nampa, ID

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Highlights
- Nampa spends 45.4% less per student than Ridgecrest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Nampa than in Ridgecrest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nampa had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgecrest

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 Ridgecrest, CANampa, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,207$8,302$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833$7,772$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,403$4,542$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6317.9316.23
 Students per Librarian3529916094573
 Students per Counselor764548530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%8.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.4%87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%27.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.1%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%20.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.7%1.5%

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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 12 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 Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 14 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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ZIPS IN RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA
93555
ZIPS IN NAMPA, IDAHO
83686 83651 83687

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