2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bend, OR vs Tempe, AZ

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Highlights
- Tempe spends 33.6% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in Tempe than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tempe had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORTempe, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  More

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