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Fountain, CO vs Oro Valley, AZ

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- Oro Valley spends 14.2% less per student than Fountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Oro Valley than in Fountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fountain
 Fountain, COOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  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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