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Rancho Cordova, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 30.7% less per student than Rancho Cordova.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% lower in Scottsdale than in Rancho Cordova. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rancho Cordova
 Rancho Cordova, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Rancho Cordova    6 Reviews

This city has two sides. If your thinking about moving to this area, look only in Anatolia. The houses are newer, nicer schools / parks, and close proximity to just  More

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Although we have been in a drought for a few years, we never get much rain. If you like it hot in the summer (90's to 100's) and reasonable in the winters (high 30's to  More

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if you are not military or of ethnic origin this city will watch you die. don't be unfortunate enough to get sick here. If you stop here, you are a resource to be used.  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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