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San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA vs Phoenix, AZ

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- Phoenix spends 25.9% less per student than San Buenaventura (Ventura).
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% lower in Phoenix than in San Buenaventura (Ventura). (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Buenaventura (Ventura)
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for San Buenaventura (Ventura)    28 Reviews

I have lived in Ventura for over 20 years, worked for over 30. While this was a nice town it has essentially turned into a worse place than LA, with a huge amount of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here my entire life of 43 years. Ventura used to be very nice in the 80s and 90s, now it is an extension of Los Angeles in the worst way. Super overpriced  More

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I have lived in Ventura County since 2006 and that includes Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Camarillo, and Ventura. This city has a lot of friendly, down to earth people that seem  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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