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Tehachapi, CA vs Colville, WA

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Highlights
- Colville spends 0.7% more per student than Tehachapi.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% lower in Colville than in Tehachapi. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colville had 16.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tehachapi
 Tehachapi, CAColville, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,314$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,613$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock25494573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to Bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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Reviews for Colville    5 Reviews

I visited my niece last week and my impression of the town was this: Deer were poking through the bushes of their backyard and walking across the roads in town. I  More

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Over 15 years ago

The country is beautiful. You really have to like snow to live here. There is usually snow on the ground by the end of October, and can last into March or later. It is  More

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Unemployment is high in Colville (around 15%), as it is in the surrounding counties. Major employers are schools, state and federal govt, numerous sawmills, Walmart,  More

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