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Mescal, AZ vs South Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- South Tucson spends 0.3% less per student than Mescal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in South Tucson than in Mescal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Tucson had 32.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mescal
 Mescal, AZSouth Tucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,247  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor485  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock65.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mescal    1 Reviews

Spacious country living with cleaner air. Very low crime rate, and 10° COOLER temperatures than Tucson in Summer. VERY LOW property tax too. 8 miles to Walmart in  More

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Reviews for South Tucson    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I loved Tucson for a while, I've lived here 12yrs but now that I want to settle down and finally get married and have kids I want a safer place to raise my kids, also a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I hate to say it, but disappointed. Standards in Tucson in general are lower than I've ever seen in a City. I've lived in L.A, Hollywood, San Jose, Santa Clara,  More

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