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Dubuque, IA vs San Tan Valley, AZ

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- San Tan Valley spends 28.7% less per student than Dubuque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.0% higher in San Tan Valley than in Dubuque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Tan Valley had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dubuque
 Dubuque, IASan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,527  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Dubuque    15 Reviews

I have been here for 3 years. I enjoy it here. I travel all over the country for work. Dubuque is the perfect size of city for me. I was born and raised in the Pacific  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Dubuque for over 25 years. Dubuque is not a very good place to live if you are open minded and want to experience new things. Dubuque is an old town with  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dubuque, IA is a great town to live   More

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Reviews for San Tan Valley    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic  More

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Over 8 years ago

This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions,  More

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