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Arroyo Grande, CA vs Sedona, AZ

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- Sedona spends 37.9% less per student than Arroyo Grande.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% lower in Sedona than in Arroyo Grande. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sedona had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arroyo Grande
 Arroyo Grande, CASedona, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33674573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Arroyo Grande    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arroyo Grande is a nice place to live. However, it is rather expensive for many people. There is a large retirement community living here, and home and rental prices are  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived here for nearly thirty years and love it. Great, easy climate year round. I know what I'm talking about--having lived in San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada,  More

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People from here absolutely love it and refuse to admit that it is much too expensive. They hate change. To live in a good school area will cost you dearly. There is  More

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Reviews for Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 5 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  More

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