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Prescott, AZ vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 7.0% more per student than Prescott.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Phoenix than in Prescott. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 12.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prescott

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 Prescott, AZPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,873$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,836$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,986$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5418.2416.23
 Students per Librarian336723484573
 Students per Counselor869718530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.2%83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%30.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.9%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Prescott    63 Reviews

Prescott is beautiful. The climate is wonderful (a bit hot in summer). The people are very unfriendly. I am conservative and have lived all over the country. The people  More

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I've lived here for 11 years and love the small town feel, perfect weather and great mountain biking. I am a medical professional in the area and am providing this as I  More

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Over 3 years ago

Yes, there is music here. We have a downtown with a courthouse area and yard where bands and singers perform. Also restaurants/saloons in Whiskey Row. The weather is  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    447 Reviews

Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area. 1.  More

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I have lived here my whole life and it used to be not be as busy as it is. It used to be a state where old people would retire in this state and used to be cheap. To put  More

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86301 86305 86303 86313
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85032, 85033, 85041, 85008, 85035, 85037, 85022, 85009, 85254, 85339, 47 total

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