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Boca Raton, FL vs Tempe, AZ

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Highlights
- Tempe spends 18.9% less per student than Boca Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Tempe than in Boca Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tempe had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boca Raton
 Boca Raton, FLTempe, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 12 years ago

Health Care is  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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