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Dallas, TX vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 19.8% less per student than Dallas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% higher in Phoenix than in Dallas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dallas

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 Dallas, TXPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,172$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,920$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0118.2416.23
 Students per Librarian97123484573
 Students per Counselor361718530
 Grade School Educ.11.5%8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.6%83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.8%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%30.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    447 Reviews

Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area. 1.  More

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I have lived here my whole life and it used to be not be as busy as it is. It used to be a state where old people would retire in this state and used to be cheap. To put  More

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ZIPS IN DALLAS, TEXAS
75217, 75211, 75228, 75243, 75227, 75287, 75216, 75220, 75231, 75206, 47 total
ZIPS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA
85032, 85033, 85041, 85008, 85035, 85037, 85022, 85009, 85254, 85339, 47 total

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