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Ridgecrest, CA vs Sweetwater, TX

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Highlights
- Sweetwater spends 4.7% more per student than Ridgecrest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 79.1% higher in Sweetwater than in Ridgecrest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sweetwater had 12.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CASweetwater, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,928$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,563$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27584573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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