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Short Hills, NJ vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert spends 42.2% less per student than Short Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.3% higher in Palm Desert than in Short Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Desert had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Short Hills
 Short Hills, NJPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.3.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.88.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree16.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews
Blake · Palm Desert, CA
Worst Place Ever
Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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M · Palm Desert, CA
A fading Gem because of Dem
Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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JJ · Palm Desert, CA
Very unhealthy place to live!!
Over 9 years ago

I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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