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Paradise Valley, AZ vs Manhattan Beach, CA

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- Manhattan Beach spends 65.0% more per student than Paradise Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% higher in Manhattan Beach than in Paradise Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan Beach had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paradise Valley
 Paradise Valley, AZManhattan Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree16.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Paradise Valley    1 Reviews

In addition to some of the best climate, other than months of mid June through mid October, we have many hiking, tennis, and golf opportunities. Sky Harbor airport is  More

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Reviews for Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  More

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