2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hurricane, UT vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 20.5% more per student than Hurricane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in Phoenix than in Hurricane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hurricane
 Hurricane, UTPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hurricane    5 Reviews

Lived here almost 10 years in retirement. Definitely not what it was 10 years ago. I knew the population would increase, that’s inevitable but it doesn’t have a small  More

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Over 8 years ago

Crime on the rise. Drug trafficking, children trafficking. You name it. Nevada & California people are here and house prices are rising, and so is crime. City counsel  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a very nice small town with small town politics. A good place to retire, however DO NOT come here looking for work. There is not any. We have a quiet, clean  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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