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Scottsdale, AZ vs Sugar Land, TX

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Highlights
- Sugar Land spends 30.7% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% lower in Sugar Land than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sugar Land had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,803$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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