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San Tan Valley, AZ vs Buckeye, AZ

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- Buckeye spends 5.2% more per student than San Tan Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% lower in Buckeye than in San Tan Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buckeye had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Tan Valley
 San Tan Valley, AZBuckeye, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor730  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Buckeye    18 Reviews

I have visited Buckeye and it is amazing how it has transformed over the last 5 years along with other parts of the parts of the West and Central Arizona becoming fast  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here three years. I live just north of the I-10 in the Sierra Highland neighborhood, just down the street from the Skyline Regional Park. There are pros and  More

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Amazing place to live! You get the feel of freedom again. Lots of amazing restaurants to eat at near by. Tons of awesome sport bars near by too. Growth is rapid and you  More

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