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Leawood, KS vs Oro Valley, AZ

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- Oro Valley spends 22.7% less per student than Leawood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% higher in Oro Valley than in Leawood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leawood
 Leawood, KSOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Leawood    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We've lived here for 25 years. There aren't many places like it in the US. Many wonderful neighborhoods. Friendly people. Reasonable cost of living. Great weather (  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like how there is a variety of  More

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Over 14 years ago

I'm sorry to differ with you, but I have lived in Leawood for almost 7 years and have been miserable nearly every day. It's either 100 degrees or 10 below...not much in  More

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Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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