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Sahuarita, AZ vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest spends 41.4% more per student than Sahuarita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.8% higher in Ridgecrest than in Sahuarita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sahuarita
 Sahuarita, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Sahuarita    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

This town is beautiful and charming and we have called it home for 6 years. With the backdrop of the Santa Rita mountains, plenty of hiking, picnicking and camping in  More

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In comparison to CA, everything is far less expensive. Homes are available at reasonable prices, gas is $0.50 to $0.70 less per gallon than CA, even groceries run about  More

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Over 15 years ago

Rancho Sahuarita is beautiful and great but not a very good place for young adults without children. This is a very family oriented community. Neighbors are not very  More

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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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