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Golden Valley, AZ vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Maricopa spends 6.4% more per student than Golden Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Maricopa than in Golden Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Maricopa had 15.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Golden Valley
 Golden Valley, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,572  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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