2024 Compare Cities Education:
Index, WA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 39.3% less per student than Index.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% lower in Tucson than in Index. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 15.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Index
 Index, WATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,718$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,118$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.9116.6616.23
 Students per Librarian156414474573
 Students per Counselor420519530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.21.5%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.74.6%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.2%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.6%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%1.8%1.5%
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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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