2024 Compare Cities Education:
Tucson, AZ vs Independence, MO

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Highlights
- Independence spends 32.4% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% lower in Independence than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Independence had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZIndependence, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$14,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$12,022$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6614.1916.23
 Students per Librarian14478814573
 Students per Counselor519424530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.3%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%24.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%19.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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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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Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 10 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 11 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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