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San Tan Valley, AZ vs Abilene, TX

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Highlights
- Abilene spends 31.0% more per student than San Tan Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% lower in Abilene than in San Tan Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Abilene had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Tan Valley
 San Tan Valley, AZAbilene, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,650$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11734573
 Students per Counselor730  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for San Tan Valley    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic  More

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Over 8 years ago

This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions,  More

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Reviews for Abilene    17 Reviews

I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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Over 5 years ago

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

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