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Safford, AZ vs Tempe, AZ

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Highlights
- Tempe spends 6.7% more per student than Safford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in Tempe than in Safford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tempe had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Safford
 Safford, AZTempe, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,896  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor619  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  More

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