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Buckeye, AZ vs Melissa, TX

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Highlights
- Melissa spends 41.1% more per student than Buckeye.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in Melissa than in Buckeye. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melissa had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Buckeye
 Buckeye, AZMelissa, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Buckeye    18 Reviews

I have visited Buckeye and it is amazing how it has transformed over the last 5 years along with other parts of the parts of the West and Central Arizona becoming fast  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here three years. I live just north of the I-10 in the Sierra Highland neighborhood, just down the street from the Skyline Regional Park. There are pros and  More

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Amazing place to live! You get the feel of freedom again. Lots of amazing restaurants to eat at near by. Tons of awesome sport bars near by too. Growth is rapid and you  More

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Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 17 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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