2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palestine, TX vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 14.2% less per student than Palestine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.8% higher in Tucson than in Palestine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palestine
 Palestine, TXTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Palestine    7 Reviews

we need to dial back the rich and buddies telling what they want city workers wasting gas going to play lottery workers don't need high wages like school superintendents  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palestine has a lot of great open land around town. Population hovers around 18,000+. Commuting is never backed up, nor is it along drive. Just about everybody knows  More

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Over 16 years ago

After living in the frigid Northwest of the united states, and traveling all over the world with the United States Army, My family and I were ready to find a good  More

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Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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