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Novato, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 50.0% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Scottsdale than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato
 Novato, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 11 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 2 years ago

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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