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Sun City West, AZ vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 0.0% less per student than Sun City West.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Scottsdale than in Sun City West. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun City West

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 Sun City West, AZScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2418.2416.23
 Students per Librarian234823484573
 Students per Counselor718718530
 Grade School Educ.0.7%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.0%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.9%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 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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ZIPS IN SUN CITY WEST, ARIZONA
85375
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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