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Novato, CA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 49.1% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% lower in Tucson than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato

Education
 Novato, CATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,111$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,450$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.8416.6616.23
 Students per Librarian414114474573
 Students per Counselor508519530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.5%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.0%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.5%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 10 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  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 NOVATO, CALIFORNIA
94947 94945 94949
ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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