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Bellaire, TX vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 17.6% less per student than Bellaire.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in Phoenix than in Bellaire. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 14.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellaire
 Bellaire, TXPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree16.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Bellaire    6 Reviews

Some of the staff at West University Elementary let horrible children do whatever they want and treated them like innocent people instead of taking them to the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great place to have a Business..Close knit community..Very visible Police, but a tidy city... Children's Collections 5219 Bellaire Blvd. Bellaire, Tx 7740   More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a small town in a big city. The politics is narrow. The noise and congestion of the freeway makes being outside uneasily peaceful. I am close to cultural  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 2 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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