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Payson, AZ vs Yucca Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Yucca Valley spends 13.8% more per student than Payson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.4% higher in Yucca Valley than in Payson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yucca Valley had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Payson

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 Payson, AZYucca Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,891$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,337$13,060$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,591$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.9922.7416.23
 Students per Librarian2207131664573
 Students per Counselor787531530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.7%88.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%31.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%18.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.6%1.5%

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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 5 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 5 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 Yucca Valley    10 Reviews

We have lived in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for over 20 years. The comment regarding graffiti is over exaggerated. Yes there is crime and there are some tweakers but  More

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Over 4 years ago

Let me start by saying, I love the desert. Yucca used to be a sweet little town...but now that the city has allowed for many criminals to come in from other areas..a  More

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YV has a good mix of mainly retirees, snowbirds, artists, and military families. People here are generally MORE friendly and LESS racially diverse compared to other  More

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85541
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