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Palm Springs, CA vs Oro Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Oro Valley spends 29.7% less per student than Palm Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% lower in Oro Valley than in Palm Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Springs

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 Palm Springs, CAOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,296$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,941$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.3616.6616.23
 Students per Librarian2495314474573
 Students per Counselor526519530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%1.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.3%97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%56.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.8%17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%4.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%4.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 4 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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ZIPS IN PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
92262 92264 92258
ZIPS IN ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA
85737 85755

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