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Hurricane, UT vs Safford, AZ

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Highlights
- Safford spends 13.0% more per student than Hurricane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Safford than in Hurricane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Safford had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hurricane
 Hurricane, UTSafford, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,297$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11584573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Safford    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The newest percentage of unemployment in Graham County is 8.6 percent in mid-2012 , which is down quite a bit from 11.3 in  More

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Over 17 years ago

Safford and Graham county have only 2 seasons, summer and not summer. Too hot from june 1st through september. Allergies are a problem in this area due to dirty air and  More

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Our teachers are overwhelmed and most classes that I am aware of have at least 23 or more students. Some class sizes are reported to be above 30 per teacher. Our town  More

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