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Scottsdale, AZ vs Crystal Lake, IL

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Highlights
- Crystal Lake spends 78.8% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% lower in Crystal Lake than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crystal Lake had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZCrystal Lake, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,892$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

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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Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 12 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  More

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