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Santa Clara, CA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 41.5% less per student than Santa Clara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% lower in Tucson than in Santa Clara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clara

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 Santa Clara, CATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5916.6616.23
 Students per Librarian652814474573
 Students per Counselor646519530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.5%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.2%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.24.6%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.5%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA
95051 95050 95054 95053
ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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