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Phoenix, AZ vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 0.0% less per student than Phoenix.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Scottsdale than in Phoenix. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 16.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Phoenix

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 Phoenix, AZScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2418.2416.23
 Students per Librarian234823484573
 Students per Counselor718718530
 Grade School Educ.8.2%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.5%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Phoenix    447 Reviews

Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area. 1.  More

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I have lived here my whole life and it used to be not be as busy as it is. It used to be a state where old people would retire in this state and used to be cheap. To put  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 PHOENIX, ARIZONA
85032, 85033, 85041, 85008, 85035, 85037, 85022, 85009, 85254, 85339, 47 total
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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