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St. Petersburg, FL vs Oro Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Oro Valley spends 7.5% less per student than St. Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Oro Valley than in St. Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Petersburg

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 St. Petersburg, FLOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,625$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,090$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8916.6616.23
 Students per Librarian82114474573
 Students per Counselor404519530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%1.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%56.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%4.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%4.5%1.5%

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 4 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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ZIPS IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
33710, 33713, 33702, 33705, 33712, 33703, 33711, 33716, 33704, 33701, 10 total
ZIPS IN ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA
85737 85755

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