2024 Compare Cities Education:
Yucca Valley, CA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 26.7% less per student than Yucca Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.7% lower in Tucson than in Yucca Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yucca Valley
 Yucca Valley, CATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,673$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,933$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.7416.6616.23
 Students per Librarian1316614474573
 Students per Counselor531519530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.5%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.9%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Yucca Valley    10 Reviews

We have lived in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for over 20 years. The comment regarding graffiti is over exaggerated. Yes there is crime and there are some tweakers but  More

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Over 4 years ago

Let me start by saying, I love the desert. Yucca used to be a sweet little town...but now that the city has allowed for many criminals to come in from other areas..a  More

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YV has a good mix of mainly retirees, snowbirds, artists, and military families. People here are generally MORE friendly and LESS racially diverse compared to other  More

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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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