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Shelton, WA vs San Tan Valley, AZ

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- San Tan Valley spends 42.1% less per student than Shelton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% lower in San Tan Valley than in Shelton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Tan Valley had 14.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelton
 Shelton, WASan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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Reviews for San Tan Valley    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic  More

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Over 8 years ago

This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions,  More

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