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Scottsdale, AZ vs Palm Springs, CA

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Highlights
- Palm Springs spends 44.8% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% higher in Palm Springs than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Springs had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$12,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2423.3616.23
 Students per Librarian2348249534573
 Students per Counselor718526530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%24.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%43.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%2.2%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 Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 4 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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