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Sedona, AZ vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest spends 54.0% more per student than Sedona.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Ridgecrest than in Sedona. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sedona
 Sedona, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,836  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor869  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 5 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  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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