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Sierra Vista, AZ vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 0.3% less per student than Sierra Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Tucson than in Sierra Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sierra Vista

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 Sierra Vista, AZTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,785$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,247$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,892$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8916.6616.23
 Students per Librarian314114474573
 Students per Counselor485519530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.6%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.8%1.5%

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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 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 SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA
85635 85613
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85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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