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Nashville, TN vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 19.8% less per student than Nashville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Scottsdale than in Nashville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Nashville

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 Nashville, TNScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,175$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,966$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,449$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4618.2416.23
 Students per Librarian88723484573
 Students per Counselor455718530
 Grade School Educ.4.0%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.0%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.2%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.9%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.7%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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ZIPS IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
37013, 37211, 37115, 37221, 37076, 37207, 37209, 37217, 37214, 37206, 27 total
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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