2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pocatello, ID vs South Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- South Tucson spends 33.3% more per student than Pocatello.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% lower in South Tucson than in Pocatello. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Tucson had 29.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pocatello
 Pocatello, IDSouth Tucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,478  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock65.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pocatello    19 Reviews

I’ve read so many positives. I’d be moving as a senior, probably into a senior community. My two questions 1) summer fires. How bad is the smoke, and are there parts of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it too  More

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I don't have a review. I actually have some questions. I read about the low cost of living in Pocatello. I am on disability and have an income of 952.00 a month. Is  More

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Reviews for South Tucson    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I loved Tucson for a while, I've lived here 12yrs but now that I want to settle down and finally get married and have kids I want a safer place to raise my kids, also a  More

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Over 17 years ago

I hate to say it, but disappointed. Standards in Tucson in general are lower than I've ever seen in a City. I've lived in L.A, Hollywood, San Jose, Santa Clara,  More

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