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Scottsdale, AZ vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Maricopa spends 4.9% less per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in Maricopa than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Maricopa had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

Education
 Scottsdale, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$8,414$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2419.3816.23
 Students per Librarian234873694573
 Students per Counselor718730530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%26.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%23.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%0.6%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 Maricopa    7 Reviews

As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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Over 6 years ago

Maricopa is one of the very few hard to find communities, where neighbors still care about one another and actually try to help each other. But at the same time stay  More

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Over 7 years ago

Maricopa is alright. It is definitely not the best city, of course. There are not many good places to go here in  More

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ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
ZIPS IN MARICOPA, ARIZONA
85138 85139

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