2025 Compare Cities Education:
Maricopa, AZ vs Worcester, MA

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Highlights
- Worcester spends 96.6% more per student than Maricopa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% lower in Worcester than in Maricopa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Worcester had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Maricopa
 Maricopa, AZWorcester, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor730  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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