2024 Compare Cities Education:
Oro Valley, AZ vs Sioux Falls, SD

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Highlights
- Sioux Falls spends 14.2% more per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in Sioux Falls than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley
 Oro Valley, AZSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$9,276$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6615.3916.23
 Students per Librarian144724904573
 Students per Counselor519359530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.1%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%36.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.5%1.0%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 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 Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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