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Ridgecrest, CA vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City spends 32.1% more per student than Ridgecrest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Redwood City than in Ridgecrest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CARedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%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 14 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 Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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