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Fresno, CA vs Cottonwood, AZ

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Highlights
- Cottonwood spends 36.0% less per student than Fresno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% lower in Cottonwood than in Fresno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cottonwood had 14.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fresno

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 Fresno, CACottonwood, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,432$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227$8,836$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,719$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.3818.5416.23
 Students per Librarian1261633674573
 Students per Counselor646869530
 Grade School Educ.10.5%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.0%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%30.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%22.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.9%4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%0.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Cottonwood    10 Reviews

As a 6th generation AZ Native, someone who had the misfortune of growing up in Phoenix, and who has lived all over the VV and Flagstaff, I think Cottonwood is great  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Cottonwood since 2002. When I first moved here, this place was wonderful. Quiet, friendly and affordable. The weather was good with plenty of sunshine  More

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Actually Cottonwood is a great place because of the great LGBTQ community. Without this aspect Cottonwood wouldn't be anything really, except a Wal-mart. The LGBTQ  More

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ZIPS IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
93722, 93727, 93720, 93702, 93726, 93706, 93705, 93711, 93703, 93710, 18 total
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