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Elk Grove, CA vs Sahuarita, AZ

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- Sahuarita spends 29.4% less per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.8% lower in Sahuarita than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sahuarita had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CASahuarita, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for Sahuarita    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

This town is beautiful and charming and we have called it home for 6 years. With the backdrop of the Santa Rita mountains, plenty of hiking, picnicking and camping in  More

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In comparison to CA, everything is far less expensive. Homes are available at reasonable prices, gas is $0.50 to $0.70 less per gallon than CA, even groceries run about  More

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Over 15 years ago

Rancho Sahuarita is beautiful and great but not a very good place for young adults without children. This is a very family oriented community. Neighbors are not very  More

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