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Pittsburg, KS vs Safford, AZ

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- Safford spends 23.6% less per student than Pittsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.1% higher in Safford than in Pittsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Safford had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburg
 Pittsburg, KSSafford, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,297$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11584573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 17 years ago

small town, big  More

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Reviews for Safford    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The newest percentage of unemployment in Graham County is 8.6 percent in mid-2012 , which is down quite a bit from 11.3 in  More

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Over 17 years ago

Safford and Graham county have only 2 seasons, summer and not summer. Too hot from june 1st through september. Allergies are a problem in this area due to dirty air and  More

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Our teachers are overwhelmed and most classes that I am aware of have at least 23 or more students. Some class sizes are reported to be above 30 per teacher. Our town  More

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