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Scottsdale, AZ vs Moses Lake, WA

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- Moses Lake spends 51.4% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% higher in Moses Lake than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Moses Lake had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZMoses Lake, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,989$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock29344573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Moses Lake    10 Reviews

The population stays around the same. Companies come and go, and the overall jobs (I mean professional jobs, not BK or McD's) seem to come and go too. Mitsubishi is only  More

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Over 10 years ago

You are way off on your population for Moses Lake, WA We have been at 21,414, stated officially on the sign as entering Moses Lake, all 2014. Please correct this asap.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I enjoy the dry desert climate and central location to outdoor activities. Even though it is desert we enjoy four seasons. The drawback is the influx of gain related  More

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