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Austin, TX vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 46.6% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.5% higher in Scottsdale than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5318.2416.23
 Students per Librarian80523484573
 Students per Counselor391718530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  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 AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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