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Barstow, CA vs Show Low, AZ

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Highlights
- Show Low spends 14.0% less per student than Barstow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Show Low than in Barstow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Show Low had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Barstow
 Barstow, CAShow Low, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,479$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13344573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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Reviews for Show Low    17 Reviews

Moved to maricopa az from Oregon because we Retired last year. Looked at all places in az to buy property. Found a piece if paradise land in white mountains az for cheep  More

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Over 4 years ago

We are so happy to live in Show Low where the outdoors is so beautiful and the people so kind. You could not find nicer neighbors. We are humble people who moved to  More

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I have had a few properties in the show low area that I have bought and sold because they did not work for me. I've met some very nice and helpful people. I work out of  More

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