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Scottsdale, AZ vs San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- San Francisco spends 98.9% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% higher in San Francisco than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

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 Scottsdale, AZSan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$16,279$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2420.416.23
 Students per Librarian234812964573
 Students per Counselor718566530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%12.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%59.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%3.0%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 San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
ZIPS IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
94112, 94110, 94122, 94109, 94116, 94121, 94117, 94134, 94118, 94115, 27 total

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