2025 Compare Cities Education:
Junction City, KS vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 39.2% less per student than Junction City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.0% higher in Tucson than in Junction City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Junction City
 Junction City, KSTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,278  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor591  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Junction City    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I moved to JC in 2009 because the government made me. Husband was active duty army. We brought two children with us. At the time they were high school and elementary  More

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Over 15 years ago

Having a univeristy in your backyard and the Military  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live 3. Home to Fort Riley Military Reservation Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3.  More

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Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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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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