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Safford, AZ vs Sandy, OR

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- Sandy spends 89.1% more per student than Safford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Sandy than in Safford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sandy had 11.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Safford
 Safford, AZSandy, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,896  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor619  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Safford    3 Reviews

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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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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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 Sandy    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived in Sandy since I was about 6 and I love it sometimes there is not a lot to do but it is a great small  More

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