2024 Compare Cities Education:
Sierra Vista, AZ vs Riverside, CA

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Highlights
- Riverside spends 41.8% more per student than Sierra Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% higher in Riverside than in Sierra Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverside had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sierra Vista
 Sierra Vista, AZRiverside, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,785$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,247$12,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,892$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8923.3616.23
 Students per Librarian3141249534573
 Students per Counselor485526530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%8.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%22.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.6%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%23.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 2 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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Reviews for Riverside    42 Reviews

I've lived in Riverside for 54 years. It changed a LOT when people from LA started moving here in droves. Still, I have never been robbed or assaulted but I am  More

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I'm from Orange County (OC). I have had nothing but trouble since moving to Riverside. 1. The dogs are aggressive guard dogs. If you want to walk or bike you  More

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Over 6 years ago

Whew where to begin with dear old riverside. I enjoyed growing up here until my high school years (back in 2011). In 7 short years the downward deterioration of the  More

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