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Sacramento, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 30.7% less per student than Sacramento.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% lower in Scottsdale than in Sacramento. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 12.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sacramento

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 Sacramento, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,240$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,670$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.7518.2416.23
 Students per Librarian632123484573
 Students per Counselor641718530
 Grade School Educ.7.6%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.4%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

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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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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ZIPS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
95823, 95822, 95831, 95833, 95835, 95838, 95820, 95824, 95834, 95815, 18 total
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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