2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hermosa Beach, CA vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 39.4% less per student than Hermosa Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Phoenix than in Hermosa Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 14.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hermosa Beach
 Hermosa Beach, CAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hermosa Beach    9 Reviews

Homes for sale in this beautiful city are in the $1million + range and go up to $16 million for a home on The Strand. So much good to say about Hermosa Beach. Please  More

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Over 12 years ago

Wonderful place to live for mild weather, entertainment, and clean  More

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The weather is perfect, the people are very kind, there is virtually no crime, so many things to do no matter what your interests, everyone is fit and active, great  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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