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Palmer, AK vs Safford, AZ

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- Safford spends 35.0% less per student than Palmer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in Safford than in Palmer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Safford had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmer
 Palmer, AKSafford, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,297$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11584573
 Students per Counselor448  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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Reviews for Safford    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The newest percentage of unemployment in Graham County is 8.6 percent in mid-2012 , which is down quite a bit from 11.3 in  More

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Over 17 years ago

Safford and Graham county have only 2 seasons, summer and not summer. Too hot from june 1st through september. Allergies are a problem in this area due to dirty air and  More

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Our teachers are overwhelmed and most classes that I am aware of have at least 23 or more students. Some class sizes are reported to be above 30 per teacher. Our town  More

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