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Scottsdale, AZ vs Silver City, NM

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Highlights
- Silver City spends 54.6% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% lower in Silver City than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver City had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZSilver City, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,327$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,911$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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