2025 Compare Cities Education:
Safford, AZ vs St. George, UT

Change Cities
Highlights
- St. George spends 11.5% less per student than Safford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% higher in St. George than in Safford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 11.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Safford
 Safford, AZSt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,896  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor619  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Safford

Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

   |    Reply

We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

   |    Reply

I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of St. George


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.