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Clearlake, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 28.1% less per student than Clearlake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% lower in Scottsdale than in Clearlake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 22.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Clearlake
 Clearlake, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,596  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Clearlake    8 Reviews

Jeff · 

I just recently moved here to clearlake park Ca, and I think its gorgeous. The Bird watching is phenomenal. There are thousands of Pelicans and Bald eagles, blue  More

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Over 15 years ago

Look, I agree with many posters here who say Clearlake is beautiful, the way of life is slower paced and relaxed, and the air quality is good. For 2008-09 I lived and  More

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You just made yourself sound like an arrogant fool. Poverty and ignorance do not necessarily go hand in hand. Just because they embrace a simple lifestyle and you have  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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