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Tucson, AZ vs Sweetwater, TX

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Highlights
- Sweetwater spends 48.1% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 143.3% higher in Sweetwater than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sweetwater had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson

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 Tucson, AZSweetwater, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$15,928$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$12,967$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$7,563$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6640.5316.23
 Students per Librarian144727584573
 Students per Counselor519483530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%13.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.3%79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%24.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%13.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%0.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.3%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 Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total
ZIPS IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS
79556

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