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Oro Valley, AZ vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Parker spends 18.1% more per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Parker than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parker had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley

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 Oro Valley, AZParker, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$10,748$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6617.6216.23
 Students per Librarian14479144573
 Students per Counselor519279530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.1%96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.5%1.0%1.5%

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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 14 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 Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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ZIPS IN ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA
85737 85755
ZIPS IN PARKER, COLORADO
80134 80138

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