2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ruston, LA vs Barstow, CA

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Highlights
- Barstow spends 0.2% more per student than Ruston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% higher in Barstow than in Ruston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Barstow had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ruston
 Ruston, LABarstow, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor611  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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