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Safford, AZ vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz spends 65.2% more per student than Safford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% higher in Santa Cruz than in Safford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 13.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Safford

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 Safford, AZSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,904$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,896$13,552$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,297$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8621.8416.23
 Students per Librarian115862714573
 Students per Counselor619473530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.5%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.4%19.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.3%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.2%18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%4.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%5.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Safford    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The newest percentage of unemployment in Graham County is 8.6 percent in mid-2012 , which is down quite a bit from 11.3 in  More

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Over 16 years ago

Safford and Graham county have only 2 seasons, summer and not summer. Too hot from june 1st through september. Allergies are a problem in this area due to dirty air and  More

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Our teachers are overwhelmed and most classes that I am aware of have at least 23 or more students. Some class sizes are reported to be above 30 per teacher. Our town  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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ZIPS IN SAFFORD, ARIZONA
85546
ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064

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