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Ridgecrest, CA vs Wyomissing, PA

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Highlights
- Wyomissing spends 18.4% more per student than Ridgecrest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.2% lower in Wyomissing than in Ridgecrest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wyomissing had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CAWyomissing, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,438$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%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 Wyomissing    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Real Estate taxes in Pennsylvania are now among the highest in the country. In this area, a home assessed at approximately $225,000.00 would pay real estate taxes of  More

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