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Virginia Beach, VA vs Palm Desert, CA

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Highlights
- Palm Desert spends 12.8% more per student than Virginia Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.3% higher in Palm Desert than in Virginia Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Desert had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia Beach

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 Virginia Beach, VAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,565$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,028$12,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,014$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4423.3616.23
 Students per Librarian612249534573
 Students per Counselor322526530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%26.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%38.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.7%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 3 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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ZIPS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
23464, 23462, 23452, 23454, 23456, 23455, 23451, 23453, 23457, 23460, 12 total
ZIPS IN PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
92260 92211

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