2024 Compare Cities Education:
Scottsdale, AZ vs Los Angeles, CA

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Highlights
- Los Angeles spends 65.0% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% higher in Los Angeles than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Angeles had 19.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZLos Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2421.8616.23
 Students per Librarian234865654573
 Students per Counselor718380530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%36.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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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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Reviews for Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 3 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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