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Avra Valley, AZ vs Desert Hills, AZ

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Highlights
- Desert Hills spends 12.2% less per student than Avra Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% higher in Desert Hills than in Avra Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Desert Hills had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Avra Valley
 Avra Valley, AZDesert Hills, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,443$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,714$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33664573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Avra Valley    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

LIFE IN THE SOUTHWEST HAS ITS GOOD POINTS AND BAD. IT IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO VACATION AND RETIRE, BUT RAISING CHILDREN IN THE PHOENIX AREA IS NOT THE BEST. THE SCHOOLS  More

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