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Palm Springs, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 30.9% less per student than Palm Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% lower in Scottsdale than in Palm Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Springs

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 Palm Springs, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,296$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,941$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.3618.2416.23
 Students per Librarian2495323484573
 Students per Counselor526718530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.3%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.8%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%2.9%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 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 PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
92262 92264 92258
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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