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Scottsdale, AZ vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Scranton spends 54.6% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.1% lower in Scranton than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scranton had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZScranton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,331$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,367$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14464573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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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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 Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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