2025 Compare Cities Education:
Medford, OR vs San Tan Valley, AZ

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- San Tan Valley spends 30.8% less per student than Medford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in San Tan Valley than in Medford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Tan Valley had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Medford
 Medford, ORSan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,411  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor907  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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Reviews for San Tan Valley    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic  More

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Over 8 years ago

This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions,  More

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