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Fuquay-Varina, NC vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- Scottsdale spends 9.1% less per student than Fuquay-Varina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% higher in Scottsdale than in Fuquay-Varina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fuquay-Varina
 Fuquay-Varina, NCScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Fuquay-Varina    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Do not ever make the mistake of moving to Wake County, NC. The rudest, unfriendliest people ever. Bad drivers, constant horn blowing unlike anywhere I have ever  More

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I am a local Real Estate Broker and Owner of Wray Realty (www.Triangle-NC.com) I grew up in the Bustling Triangle area. I have lived in Raleigh, Garner, Apex, and Now  More

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Over 19 years ago

I live in the heart of North  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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