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Scottsdale, AZ vs Boulder City, NV

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Highlights
- Boulder City spends 8.4% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% higher in Boulder City than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder City had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

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 Scottsdale, AZBoulder City, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$9,498$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2421.9316.23
 Students per Librarian23487284573
 Students per Counselor718450530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%3.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%28.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%30.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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Reviews for Boulder City    4 Reviews

I'm an Air Force Veteran, born in New Jersey who left home at 18 and have live in at least 20 US towns and communities over the past fifty years. I moved out of Silicon  More

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Boulder City is all about Clean Green, but the only Dog Park in the city is all dirt. Henderson, NV and Las Vegas have multiple Grass dog parks. Boulder City has 3  More

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Over 16 years ago

All heavy truck traffic has been routed off the Hoover Dam since the 9-11 attacks due to national "infrastructure" security concerns and this has had the effect of  More

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ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
ZIPS IN BOULDER CITY, NEVADA
89005

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