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Scottsdale, AZ vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 90.0% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Seattle than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

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 Scottsdale, AZSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2418.5316.23
 Students per Librarian23489894573
 Students per Counselor718455530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

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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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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