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Sammamish, WA vs Oro Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Oro Valley spends 46.4% less per student than Sammamish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Oro Valley than in Sammamish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sammamish

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 Sammamish, WAOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5316.6616.23
 Students per Librarian98914474573
 Students per Counselor455519530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%1.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.5%97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.9%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.0%56.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.3%17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%4.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%4.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  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 SAMMAMISH, WASHINGTON
98074 98075
ZIPS IN ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA
85737 85755

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