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Sedona, AZ vs San Marcos, CA

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- San Marcos spends 65.7% more per student than Sedona.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% higher in San Marcos than in Sedona. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Marcos had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sedona
 Sedona, AZSan Marcos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,836  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor869  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 5 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  More

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Reviews for San Marcos    5 Reviews

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Over 15 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  More

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