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West Valley City, UT vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 3.4% less per student than West Valley City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% lower in Scottsdale than in West Valley City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 16.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Valley City

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 West Valley City, UTScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,932$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,182$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5818.2416.23
 Students per Librarian219123484573
 Students per Counselor543718530
 Grade School Educ.6.7%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.6%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.3%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.2.7%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.2%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for West Valley City    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

West Valley City has 3 pretty distinct areas/neighborhoods. They're separated by zip code. East of the 3200 W can be pretty rough. I would not live there. Between the  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 WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH
84119 84120 84128
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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