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Ridgeland, SC vs Rancho Mirage, CA

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Highlights
- Rancho Mirage spends 28.6% less per student than Ridgeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.0% higher in Rancho Mirage than in Ridgeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rancho Mirage had 16.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgeland
 Ridgeland, SCRancho Mirage, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,605  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor267  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Ridgeland    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Ridgeland is a wonderful town to grow up in. I've lived here for 29 years. The public school system here is very far behind and most of the people here have to pay extra  More

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Reviews for Rancho Mirage    3 Reviews

There are some commendable features in the city. The roads are in much better shape than surrounding towns. The road verge along city maintained streets has an  More

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Over 9 years ago

I received my property tax bill the other day. I was surprised to see it had increased by nearly two thousand dollars. I called the county and was told that the value of  More

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We chose Rancho Mirage for its centrality in the Inland Empire. With a populaltion under 20,000, it has a small community feel. However, it is surrounded by some  More

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