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Seattle, WA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 46.4% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Tucson than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5316.6616.23
 Students per Librarian98914474573
 Students per Counselor455519530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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