2026 Compare Cities Education:
Yucca Valley, CA vs Shady Side, MD

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Highlights
- Shady Side spends 20.5% more per student than Yucca Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.2% lower in Shady Side than in Yucca Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shady Side had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yucca Valley
 Yucca Valley, CAShady Side, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,686$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 6 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 Shady Side    2 Reviews

Shady Side, like most of South Anne Arundel County, is a tight-knit community. I moved here for almost 9 years ago without knowing anyone in the area. It wasn't until  More

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I have lived in the Shady Side area for 13 years. The contrast of rain and snowfall between the southern part of Anne Arundel County, Washington DC, Fairfax County VA,  More

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