2025 Compare Cities Education:
Payson, AZ vs Grass Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Grass Valley spends 72.7% more per student than Payson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Grass Valley than in Payson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Payson
 Payson, AZGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,337  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor787  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 6 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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