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Maricopa, AZ vs Quartzsite, AZ

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- Quartzsite spends 46.4% more per student than Maricopa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Quartzsite than in Maricopa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Quartzsite had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Maricopa
 Maricopa, AZQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,708$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10884573
 Students per Counselor730  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock0.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Quartzsite    3 Reviews

We moved here from southern California. We had visited a couple of Winters and enjoyed it so much. It was hot where we moved from so the heat was no surprise.   More

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Maybe parts of the Colorado River are great and the camping in the winter time is fun but the summers are the second hottest in AZ. No where to go no shopping malls, no  More

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Have been going to Quartzsite for about 15 years for the flea market and shows and things have been going downhill at this yearly event in recent years. The town has  More

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