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Novato, CA vs Tonto Basin, AZ

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- Tonto Basin spends 38.9% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% lower in Tonto Basin than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tonto Basin had 13.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato
 Novato, CATonto Basin, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,591$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22074573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews
Angela · Novato, CA
Proximity to San Francisco & Wine Country
Over 7 years ago

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

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Chris · Novato, CA
Quality of Life
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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Mary · Novato, CA
Close to SF and Sonoma
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 Tonto Basin    2 Reviews
Margaret · Tonto Basin, AZ
Population
Over 14 years ago

Our community has about 2000 residents not  More

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Margaret · Tonto Basin, AZ
Population
Over 14 years ago

The population shown is not correct. We are a small recreational retirement community with about 2000 residents full time.  More

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