2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ridgecrest, CA vs Owasso, OK

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Highlights
- Owasso spends 27.8% less per student than Ridgecrest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% lower in Owasso than in Ridgecrest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Owasso had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CAOwasso, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,987$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,073$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6584573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Owasso    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I Love living in Owasoo and Hate the fact I will have to move to Texas, My last 23 years in Owasso have been some of the best in my  More

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Over 19 years ago

There are so many new houses popping up in Owasso. What used to be vacant land is now being tilled up and sectioned off for builders. Great place to live and start a  More

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Over 19 years ago

....north of Tulsa. Most residents work in Tulsa and make the drive home daily. The town is booming, soon you won't have to go to Tulsa for anything....good shopping,  More

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