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Crystal Lake, IL vs Oro Valley, AZ

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- Oro Valley spends 43.1% less per student than Crystal Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% higher in Oro Valley than in Crystal Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Crystal Lake
 Crystal Lake, ILOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 12 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  More

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Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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