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Yucca Valley, CA vs Ukiah, CA

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Highlights
- Ukiah spends 9.4% more per student than Yucca Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% lower in Ukiah than in Yucca Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ukiah had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yucca Valley
 Yucca Valley, CAUkiah, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,048$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock640904573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Ukiah    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Well from reading the reviews one would not live here. I think that's a ruse because I'm going on 9 years in the town and I love it. Now if your from the South then your  More

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If you are reading this, then do not buy into what some AI robotic paragraph of text says from Google. Here it is from a real person, a real ex-citizen. If you  More

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I am a transplant from Los Angeles/OC and have lived here for 6 years. Thankfully I do not live in the city of Ukiah. I live in the east hills and am in my 40s trying to  More

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