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Louisville, KY vs Tempe, AZ

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Highlights
- Tempe spends 32.4% less per student than Louisville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% higher in Tempe than in Louisville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tempe had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Louisville
 Louisville, KYTempe, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,255  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 4 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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Reviews for Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  More

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