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Oro Valley, AZ vs Sun City, AZ

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Highlights
- Sun City spends 1.8% less per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% higher in Sun City than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun City had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley
 Oro Valley, AZSun City, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Sun City    9 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

We are so happy to live in Sun City. The Sun City Recreation Centers are available for use by all citizens who pay the yearly membership (required). There are many  More

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Over 16 years ago

Sun City, Arizona is a great place to live either year round or as a snow bird. Sun City has wonderful recreation centers (8 and counting) with over 150 clubs with  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Payson, but moved away searching for some Culture, drama, & musicals. I really enjoyed the hiking, and ourdoors living in Payson. After I recuperated from  More

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