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Scottsdale, AZ vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- St. Petersburg spends 10.0% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in St. Petersburg than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

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 Scottsdale, AZSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$10,164$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2415.8916.23
 Students per Librarian23488214573
 Students per Counselor718404530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%38.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%1.5%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 St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 4 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
ZIPS IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
33710, 33713, 33702, 33705, 33712, 33703, 33711, 33716, 33704, 33701, 10 total

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