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Los Gatos, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 42.6% less per student than Los Gatos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% lower in Scottsdale than in Los Gatos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Gatos

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 Los Gatos, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5918.2416.23
 Students per Librarian652823484573
 Students per Counselor646718530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.8%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.26.0%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.3%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Los Gatos    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Have lived in Los Gatos for 30 plus years. Great climate - mild winters and comfortable  More

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Over 15 years ago

Progressive &  More

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Over 16 years ago

Los Gatos is a beautiful, small town with a great community. The cost of living, however, is extremely expensive. Food at the supermarket is more expensive than in  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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ZIPS IN LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
95032 95030
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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