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Burlington, IA vs Safford, AZ

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- Safford spends 29.3% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.0% higher in Safford than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Safford had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, IASafford, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,372  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,297$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11584573
 Students per Counselor529  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Burlington iowa is a great historical town it's a great place to live if you make atlest 37 to 40 dollers an hour but if your on a fixed income of less then a 1000  More

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Reviews for Safford    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The newest percentage of unemployment in Graham County is 8.6 percent in mid-2012 , which is down quite a bit from 11.3 in  More

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Over 17 years ago

Safford and Graham county have only 2 seasons, summer and not summer. Too hot from june 1st through september. Allergies are a problem in this area due to dirty air and  More

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Our teachers are overwhelmed and most classes that I am aware of have at least 23 or more students. Some class sizes are reported to be above 30 per teacher. Our town  More

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