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Maricopa, AZ vs Escondido, CA

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Highlights
- Escondido spends 62.9% more per student than Maricopa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% higher in Escondido than in Maricopa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 14.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Maricopa
 Maricopa, AZEscondido, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor730  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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