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Queen Creek, AZ vs Scotts Valley, CA

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- Scotts Valley spends 54.9% more per student than Queen Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Scotts Valley than in Queen Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scotts Valley had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Queen Creek
 Queen Creek, AZScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Queen Creek    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I am curious. My family and I reside in Alaska full time, but decided to try renting a winter home in the town of Maricopa. We were shocked as to how expensive the  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have been in Queen Creek for almost 10 years. It's probably one of the cleanest communities I have lived in. After living in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Denver, Atlanta  More

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I have been in Queen Creek for almost 10 years. It's probably one of the cleanest communities I have ever lived in. After living in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Denver,  More

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Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 8 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 12 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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