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Golden Valley, AZ vs Marana, AZ

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Highlights
- Marana spends 13.9% more per student than Golden Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Marana than in Golden Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marana had 18.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Golden Valley
 Golden Valley, AZMarana, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,572  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Golden Valley    2 Reviews

Golden Valley is the last of the greatest places left to to own property and live comfortably. The temperature averages between 70's and mid 90's in summer. When  More

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No comments as of this comment, well except this one. haha Interesting notes of the area is is is still higher elevation than "the valley" (Bullhead City area) so not  More

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Reviews for Marana    5 Reviews

I've lived in "old" Marana for 25 years. These forms don't explain there's the old original town, which is now going nuts in growth of houses and "clean" businesses. New  More

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Over 15 years ago

the political side of arizona is terribly, there is nothing but dirt noooo green at all. unemployment is terrible. i love the desert, but arizona is definitly no the  More

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With this new zip code comes an area called Dove Mountain. Dove Mountain is a very unexpected beautiful suprise. The Ritz Carlton will be opening in 2009 and one of the  More

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