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Escondido, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 35.4% less per student than Escondido.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% lower in Scottsdale than in Escondido. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 22.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Escondido
 Escondido, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  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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