2025 Compare Cities Education:
Payson, AZ vs Tonto Basin, AZ

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- Tonto Basin spends 0.0% less per student than Payson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Tonto Basin than in Payson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tonto Basin had 15.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Payson
 Payson, AZTonto Basin, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,337  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,591$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22074573
 Students per Counselor787  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Tonto Basin    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Our community has about 2000 residents not  More

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Over 13 years ago

The population shown is not correct. We are a small recreational retirement community with about 2000 residents full time.  More

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