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Amarillo, TX vs Quartzsite, AZ

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- Quartzsite spends 21.7% more per student than Amarillo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Quartzsite than in Amarillo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Quartzsite had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Amarillo
 Amarillo, TXQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,708$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,403  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10884573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock0.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Amarillo    31 Reviews

I was originally from here, left for a number of years, and ended up back for a short time due to life circumstances. I have really tried to make the most of my time  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Amarillo when I was five and left at 34, the best thing I ever did. Sadly, I came back to help care for my aging grandmother, and as soon as I can, i am  More

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Over 7 years ago

Amarillo is not a good place to live. For me it was like living in Hell. I lived there for 50 years. I graduated Canyon High. raised two kids. went through a divorce  More

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Reviews for Quartzsite    3 Reviews

We moved here from southern California. We had visited a couple of Winters and enjoyed it so much. It was hot where we moved from so the heat was no surprise.   More

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Maybe parts of the Colorado River are great and the camping in the winter time is fun but the summers are the second hottest in AZ. No where to go no shopping malls, no  More

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Have been going to Quartzsite for about 15 years for the flea market and shows and things have been going downhill at this yearly event in recent years. The town has  More

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