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Paradise Valley, AZ vs Mercer Island, WA

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- Mercer Island spends 90.0% more per student than Paradise Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Mercer Island than in Paradise Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mercer Island had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paradise Valley
 Paradise Valley, AZMercer Island, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree16.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.5%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 Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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