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Salt Lake City, UT vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 3.4% less per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% lower in Scottsdale than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City

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 Salt Lake City, UTScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,932$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,182$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5818.2416.23
 Students per Librarian219123484573
 Students per Counselor543718530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.1%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.7%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.4%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Salt Lake City    94 Reviews

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Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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I've lived in Salt Lake City almost for six years. Each place can have negative aspects like traffic jams, cost of living, crime and climate etc. However, this city has  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 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
84106, 84116, 84104, 84105, 84103, 84108, 84102, 84111, 84101, 84112, 12 total
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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