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Safford, AZ vs Benson, AZ

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- Benson spends 8.9% more per student than Safford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in Benson than in Safford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benson had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Safford
 Safford, AZBenson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,896  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31414573
 Students per Counselor619  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Safford    3 Reviews
Stephany · Safford, AZ
Unemployment down
Over 13 years ago

The newest percentage of unemployment in Graham County is 8.6 percent in mid-2012 , which is down quite a bit from 11.3 in  More

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Ron · Safford, AZ
Hot Hot Hot
Over 17 years ago

Safford and Graham county have only 2 seasons, summer and not summer. Too hot from june 1st through september. Allergies are a problem in this area due to dirty air and  More

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C. · Safford, AZ
more than 19 students per teacher
Over 18 years ago

Our teachers are overwhelmed and most classes that I am aware of have at least 23 or more students. Some class sizes are reported to be above 30 per teacher. Our town  More

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Reviews for Benson    2 Reviews
Julia · Benson, AZ
Culture/recreation
Over 9 years ago

Originally first settlers were Mormon. Very family orientated. Students have nightly curfew at 11pm. Recreational events include 4th of July parade followed by  More

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Julia · Benson, AZ
Beliefs
Over 9 years ago

Benson, Arizona and surrounding communities is mostly of LDS faith. Followed next by Catholic then  More

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