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Ridgecrest, CA vs Statesville, NC

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Highlights
- Statesville spends 33.5% less per student than Ridgecrest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% lower in Statesville than in Ridgecrest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Statesville had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CAStatesville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,115$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,507$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7634573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Statesville    8 Reviews

It feels like I stepped into a time portal and went back fifty years ago to the past. People are very racist here from the police to the bank tellers and real estate  More

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Over 4 years ago

Pre pandemic: 2/5 Everything is affordable but there’s a lot of dead shopping centers. Lots of trashy or broken areas. Absolutely nothing to do on Friday and Saturday  More

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Over 11 years ago

The cost of living is very affordable. There are not many places that one can live on the lake in an incredible home for a decent  More

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