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Tehachapi, CA vs Independence, MO

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Highlights
- Independence spends 6.3% less per student than Tehachapi.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.3% lower in Independence than in Tehachapi. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Independence had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tehachapi
 Tehachapi, CAIndependence, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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