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Downey, CA vs Safford, AZ

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- Safford spends 43.2% less per student than Downey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Safford than in Downey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Safford had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Downey
 Downey, CASafford, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,297$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11584573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews
Joel · South Gate, CA
Great
Over 10 years ago

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brian · Downey, CA
downey is average
Over 17 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Allen · Downey, CA
Downey,Ca
Over 19 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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Reviews for Safford    3 Reviews
Stephany · Safford, AZ
Unemployment down
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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Ron · Safford, AZ
Hot Hot Hot
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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C. · Safford, AZ
more than 19 students per teacher
Over 18 years ago

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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