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Paradise Valley, AZ vs Sterling Heights, MI

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- Sterling Heights spends 27.3% more per student than Paradise Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in Sterling Heights than in Paradise Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sterling Heights had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paradise Valley
 Paradise Valley, AZSterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,444$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10204573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree16.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Sterling Heights    10 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Sterling Heights is a beautiful spread out city north of Detroit, but if you want to go anywhere you will need to provide your own  More

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Appears controversial toward its punishment of Afro-American students who get in trouble at school in Sterling Heights. They seem more eager to enforce the zero  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Sterling Heights, but overall MI needs a makeover. We're moving away as soon as we  More

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