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Vancouver, WA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 44.7% less per student than Vancouver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% higher in Scottsdale than in Vancouver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vancouver

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 Vancouver, WAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,098$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,102$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1318.2416.23
 Students per Librarian104223484573
 Students per Counselor373718530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.0%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  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 VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
98682 98661 98683 98684 98664 98663 98660
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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