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Ridgecrest, CA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 12.5% more per student than Ridgecrest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% lower in Olympia than in Ridgecrest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgecrest

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 Ridgecrest, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,207$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833$13,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,403$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.631816.23
 Students per Librarian3529912464573
 Students per Counselor764439530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.4%95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.1%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%46.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.8%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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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ZIPS IN RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA
93555
ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506

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