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Grand Haven, MI vs Oro Valley, AZ

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- Oro Valley spends 20.1% less per student than Grand Haven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Oro Valley than in Grand Haven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Haven
 Grand Haven, MIOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Haven    6 Reviews

Grand Haven has a lot of growing up to do. It is polarized: Primarily white, republican, and strongly religious. This wouldn't be good or bad if they weren't intolerant.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born and raised in Grand Haven. There was never a dull moment. We had sand dunes, trees to climb, fishing, the beach, swimming in Lake Michigan, and great stores  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is a considerable amount more wind and precipitation in this lakeshore area, as opposed to being more inland. More snow, more rain, more wind, and cooler  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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