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Ballston Spa, NY vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 52.6% less per student than Ballston Spa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.6% higher in Tucson than in Ballston Spa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ballston Spa

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 Ballston Spa, NYTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,706$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,880$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,993$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4716.6616.23
 Students per Librarian79714474573
 Students per Counselor360519530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.8%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.5%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.5%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Ballston Spa    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Ballston Spa for the last year. The Southside of town is very cute, beautiful homes and friendly people. We bought a house on the Northside. I'm not  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lousy climate, as is most of upstate NY: long cloudy periods, long winters, humid. Cost of living high for what you get. High taxes don't buy much improvement to  More

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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