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Mentor, OH vs Surprise, AZ

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Highlights
- Surprise spends 33.3% less per student than Mentor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Surprise than in Mentor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Surprise had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mentor

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 Mentor, OHSurprise, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,844$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,567$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,578$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.0618.2416.23
 Students per Librarian88923484573
 Students per Counselor457718530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.7%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%26.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.7%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.3%30.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.9%8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Mentor    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

There are some things about Mentor that are great, the schools are very good and the people (generally) friendly. The biggest issue I have had with the city is the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Snows from about October or November until approximately mid-to-late March, though one year it snowed until nearly June! Used to have four distinct seasons, but now  More

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Over 17 years ago

The City of Mentor ranks 7th in the state of Ohio interms of the number of manufacturing firms, and 10th in terms of the number of individuals involved in manufacturing  More

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Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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44060
ZIPS IN SURPRISE, ARIZONA
85374 85379 85388 85387

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