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Sammamish, WA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 47.4% less per student than Sammamish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Scottsdale than in Sammamish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sammamish

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 Sammamish, WAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5318.2416.23
 Students per Librarian98923484573
 Students per Counselor455718530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.5%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.9%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.0%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.3%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  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 SAMMAMISH, WASHINGTON
98074 98075
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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