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Bonney Lake, WA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- Scottsdale spends 42.5% less per student than Bonney Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Scottsdale than in Bonney Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bonney Lake
 Bonney Lake, WAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bonney Lake    5 Reviews

Great place to live with lots of outdoor activities. I love spending a nice summer day on Lake Tapps. Great value for housing and you can't beat the mountain views.  More

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I grew up in Seattle and I am not white so I am colored by the experience of growing up in the NW as a non white person. Just like most of the USA the high population  More

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Over 4 years ago

Beautiful views of mount Rainer and many shopping options. Good community   More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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