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Maricopa, AZ vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 7.1% more per student than Maricopa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Tucson than in Maricopa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Maricopa

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 Maricopa, AZTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,044$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,280$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.3816.6616.23
 Students per Librarian736914474573
 Students per Counselor730519530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.9%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.9%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Maricopa    8 Reviews

I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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Over 6 years ago

Maricopa is one of the very few hard to find communities, where neighbors still care about one another and actually try to help each other. But at the same time stay  More

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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ZIPS IN MARICOPA, ARIZONA
85138 85139
ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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