2025 Compare Cities Education:
San Tan Valley, AZ vs Santa Clarita, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clarita spends 73.5% more per student than San Tan Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% higher in Santa Clarita than in San Tan Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clarita had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Tan Valley
 San Tan Valley, AZSanta Clarita, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor730  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  More

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