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Prescott, AZ vs Payson, AZ

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Highlights
- Payson spends 30.6% more per student than Prescott.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in Payson than in Prescott. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Payson had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prescott

Education
 Prescott, AZPayson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,873$12,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,836$11,337$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,986$5,591$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5417.9916.23
 Students per Librarian336722074573
 Students per Counselor869787530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%5.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.2%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%31.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%24.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.9%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Prescott    63 Reviews

Prescott is beautiful. The climate is wonderful (a bit hot in summer). The people are very unfriendly. I am conservative and have lived all over the country. The people  More

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I've lived here for 11 years and love the small town feel, perfect weather and great mountain biking. I am a medical professional in the area and am providing this as I  More

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Over 3 years ago

Yes, there is music here. We have a downtown with a courthouse area and yard where bands and singers perform. Also restaurants/saloons in Whiskey Row. The weather is  More

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Reviews for Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 5 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  More

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86301 86305 86303 86313
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