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Berkeley, CA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 39.5% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% lower in Tucson than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley

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 Berkeley, CATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,104$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.6116.6616.23
 Students per Librarian955514474573
 Students per Counselor603519530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.3%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.1%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.2%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.8%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 13 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  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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94704 94703 94702 94705 94707 94709 94708 94710 94720
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85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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