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Pinehurst, NC vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- Scottsdale spends 4.5% more per student than Pinehurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% higher in Scottsdale than in Pinehurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pinehurst
 Pinehurst, NCScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,542  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Pinehurst    3 Reviews

I've lived here all my life, born and raised. This area is and will always be known for golf but we also have a really big horse community. The area is a well know  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have to travel 1 to 2 hours to have anything to do. So if you want to live in a small town and don't mind traveling out of town for good restaurants, ball games, and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pinehurst is a small town that is growing rapidly. It once attracted those that were retiring or vacationing. Void of the bright lights, but plenty to do. People of  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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