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Tucson, AZ vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 1.8% less per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% higher in Scottsdale than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson

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 Tucson, AZScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6618.2416.23
 Students per Librarian144723484573
 Students per Counselor519718530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.3%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.9%1.5%

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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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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 TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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