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Scottsdale, AZ vs Lake Stevens, WA

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Highlights
- Lake Stevens spends 67.7% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Lake Stevens than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Stevens had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZLake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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