2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wheeling, IL vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest spends 30.6% less per student than Wheeling.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.0% higher in Ridgecrest than in Wheeling. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheeling
 Wheeling, ILRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Wheeling    2 Reviews

Wheeling is a huge industrial area with a lot of job opportunities in a close community with great schools-which is why the real estate is pricy, yet still easy to find  More

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I have lived in Wheeling for a year now. I didn't have the chance to check it out before I moved there.(long story). It is very diverse and if you are an American  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 13 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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