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Round Rock, TX vs Palmdale, CA

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- Palmdale spends 38.2% more per student than Round Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.0% higher in Palmdale than in Round Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmdale had 18.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Round Rock
 Round Rock, TXPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Round Rock    28 Reviews

I plan on relocating from Amarillo to Round Rock or one of the suburbs north of Austin with my wife and kids. I would like to know what people can tell me about the job  More

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Round Rock has a booming real estate market. It is one of the fastest growing communities in America. If you need more info about home buying in Round Rock, or anywhere  More

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We moved from Southern CA, we first lived at beach for many years in SD, then high desert (Hesperia). BEST MOVE I'VE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE!! The weather is great, the  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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