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Highlands, NC vs Oro Valley, AZ

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- Oro Valley spends 4.6% less per student than Highlands.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% higher in Oro Valley than in Highlands. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highlands
 Highlands, NCOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,359  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  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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