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Woodland Park, CO vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest spends 16.1% more per student than Woodland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 66.4% higher in Ridgecrest than in Woodland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Woodland Park
 Woodland Park, CORidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,714  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor157  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Woodland Park    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I think the state January low temperature reading of 3 degrees is way too low. Most other weather services report the January low, at about 10 degrees warmer which would  More

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Over 7 years ago

We've lived here for 15 years and love it. Our new neighbors, who moved here a year ago from Virginia, refer to it as "Paradise." We like the clean air and sunshine.   More

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Over 9 years ago

I still like Woodland Park, CO and despite the fact that I went through a terrible divorce there, its a beautiful and quaint little place to live. You do need some  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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