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La Crescenta-Montrose, CA vs Maricopa, AZ

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- Maricopa spends 42.4% less per student than La Crescenta-Montrose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Maricopa than in La Crescenta-Montrose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Maricopa had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Crescenta-Montrose
 La Crescenta-Montrose, CAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for La Crescenta-Montrose    3 Reviews

possibly one of the best places to live in LA County in my opinion, Sunland/Tujunga is about 30-45 minutes from virtually everywhere you might want to be such as: beach,  More

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Known for it's blue ribbon schools and down-to-earth hometown feel, this crescent/top city with it's majestic hills, matured tree-lined streets, abundant parks (Descanso  More

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Over 20 years ago

Housing is very expensive and the demographics of the area have changed dramatically in the past 20 years. Although I love my neighborhood I do not like the increase in  More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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