2026 Compare Cities Education:
Wellington, FL vs Desert Hot Springs, CA

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Highlights
- Desert Hot Springs spends 17.5% more per student than Wellington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.6% higher in Desert Hot Springs than in Wellington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Desert Hot Springs had 17.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wellington
 Wellington, FLDesert Hot Springs, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Wellington    12 Reviews

Unfortunately, our recently elected Mayor Anne Gerwig along with the city council unexpectedly and rather quickly voted unanimously to reinstate the highly contentious  More

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Over 15 years ago

The weather is  More

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Over 15 years ago

We were NY transplants that moved to Wellington, FL after having lived in Southern Palm Beach County (Boca Raton and Delray Beach) for several years. Having 3 young  More

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Reviews for Desert Hot Springs    9 Reviews

lived here 13 years and leaving as soon as possible. crime rate high but getting better. much improved place since 2008. if you buy a house choose the neighborhood and  More

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Over 6 years ago

Love the winters but the summers are too difficult for me. Hot and super windy. However I love the serenity, beautiful mountains, hot springs, and location close to  More

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I am 29 years old and have lived in this city nearly my entire life. When my family moved to this town, there were less than 12,000 people. I've watched it grow a lot.  More

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