2025 Compare Cities Education:
Spanish Springs, NV vs Palm Desert, CA

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Highlights
- Palm Desert spends 12.3% more per student than Spanish Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.7% higher in Palm Desert than in Spanish Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Desert had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spanish Springs
 Spanish Springs, NVPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,842  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Spanish Springs    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Good climate, lots of sun. 2 seasons - winter and summer, but good for outdoor enthusiasts with skiing in winter and boating in summer. Only drawback would be the wind  More

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Over 16 years ago

We moved to Spanish Springs 5 years ago. We retired here from San Jose, Ca. The weather is great 8 months of the year but it gets cold and snows at times in the winter.  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

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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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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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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