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Sun City West, AZ vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 87.2% more per student than Sun City West.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% lower in Austin than in Sun City West. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun City West

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 Sun City West, AZAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$10,538$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2414.5316.23
 Students per Librarian23488054573
 Students per Counselor718391530
 Grade School Educ.0.7%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%15.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.0%55.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Sun City West    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We arrived to take possession of our home at then of April (2016). During the first four months we had many days when the temperature reached 120. When I see that  More

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You have been notified for several years per comments posted that there are NO schools in Sun City West. Why do you persist with the posting of cost per pupil in Sun  More

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Over 14 years ago

My wife and I live in a Del Webb retirement community - called Sun City West, in Phoenix Arizona. Since I am now in my early seventies, it has proven to be just perfect  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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ZIPS IN SUN CITY WEST, ARIZONA
85375
ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total

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