2025 Compare Cities Education:
Provo, UT vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 9.4% more per student than Provo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% lower in Tucson than in Provo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Provo
 Provo, UTTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor556  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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