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Salt Lake City, UT vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 1.6% less per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% lower in Tucson than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City

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 Salt Lake City, UTTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,932$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,182$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5816.6616.23
 Students per Librarian219114474573
 Students per Counselor543519530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.1%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.7%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.4%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%1.8%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 Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  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 TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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