2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yucca Valley, CA vs Austin, TX

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- Austin spends 34.8% more per student than Yucca Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.1% lower in Austin than in Yucca Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yucca Valley
 Yucca Valley, CAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Yucca Valley    10 Reviews

We have lived in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for over 20 years. The comment regarding graffiti is over exaggerated. Yes there is crime and there are some tweakers but  More

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Over 5 years ago

Let me start by saying, I love the desert. Yucca used to be a sweet little town...but now that the city has allowed for many criminals to come in from other areas..a  More

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YV has a good mix of mainly retirees, snowbirds, artists, and military families. People here are generally MORE friendly and LESS racially diverse compared to other  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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