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Oro Valley, AZ vs Madera, CA

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- Madera spends 58.0% more per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.4% higher in Madera than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 38.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley
 Oro Valley, AZMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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