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Susanville, CA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest spends 21.5% more per student than Susanville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% higher in Ridgecrest than in Susanville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 26.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Susanville
 Susanville, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,012  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor4007  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.22.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Susanville    11 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Ive been here my whole life. I can't imagine living anywhere else but crime is definitely going up. Blame it on add another prison i feel 1 was plenty. But its still  More

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Over 7 years ago

Decent place, lived here for a while. Homeless are everywhere, drug addicts under the bridges, don't go to the river or the trail due to harassment from homeless.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Susanville has most of the raptors that you see in the US. I see deer in the city streets daily. I've seen beaver, coyote, wolf, bear, martins, racoon, fox, skunk,  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 14 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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