2025 Compare Cities Education:
Green Valley, AZ vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 1.8% less per student than Green Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% higher in Phoenix than in Green Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Green Valley
 Green Valley, AZPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Green Valley    10 Reviews

The quiet little community of Sahuarita is the setting for a new book to hit the markets in the fall of 2021 titled, Stored "A Serial Killers First-Class Ticket to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We decided on Green Valley for retirement after deciding against Las Vegas, northern AZ, and other 55 and over communities like Saddlebrooke and Quail Creek primarily  More

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My wife and I have lived here since 2016. Since GV is populated with oldsters we had thought it would be a welcoming community. Thinking neighbors would bring over  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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