2024 Compare Cities Education:
San Marcos, CA vs Green Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Green Valley spends 34.2% less per student than San Marcos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.4% lower in Green Valley than in San Marcos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Green Valley had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Marcos
 San Marcos, CAGreen Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,358$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,084$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6516.6616.23
 Students per Librarian1874414474573
 Students per Counselor513519530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%3.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.8%95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%23.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%43.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%2.2%1.5%
Reviews for San Marcos    5 Reviews

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Over 14 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Over 17 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  More

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Reviews for Green Valley    10 Reviews

The quiet little community of Sahuarita is the setting for a new book to hit the markets in the fall of 2021 titled, Stored "A Serial Killers First-Class Ticket to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We decided on Green Valley for retirement after deciding against Las Vegas, northern AZ, and other 55 and over communities like Saddlebrooke and Quail Creek primarily  More

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My wife and I have lived here since 2016. Since GV is populated with oldsters we had thought it would be a welcoming community. Thinking neighbors would bring over  More

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