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Apex, NC vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 9.1% less per student than Apex.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% higher in Scottsdale than in Apex. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Apex
 Apex, NCScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 11 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 14 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

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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