2025 Compare Cities Education:
Needles, CA vs Ajo, AZ

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Highlights
- Ajo spends 26.7% less per student than Needles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.7% lower in Ajo than in Needles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ajo had 15.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Needles
 Needles, CAAjo, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.18.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Needles    2 Reviews

I own a home in full, with no mortgage and a spacious yard. I can walk to white, sandy beach riverfront in 10 minutes from my front door. In 20 minutes I can be at  More

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Over 15 years ago

Have lived in Needles for 7 years now. This town is being over run with trash. The town is broke due to Dirt bags people that live off of the system. They said  More

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Reviews for Ajo    10 Reviews

Ajo is a great little place that affords residents access to unsurpassed, pristine desert as the gateway community to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and nearby  More

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If you enjoy small town life, Ajo is a great place to be a snow bird. I have spent many winters here and the enthusiasm of other snow birds, combined with all the  More

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If you enjoy small town life, Ajo is a great place to be a snow bird. I have spent many winters here and the enthusiasm of other snow birds, combined with all the  More

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