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Short Pump, VA vs Maricopa, AZ

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- Maricopa spends 22.0% less per student than Short Pump.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Maricopa than in Short Pump. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Maricopa had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Short Pump
 Short Pump, VAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Short Pump    1 Reviews

If you come here, be prepared to be looked down on by the "Socialites". Don't get me wrong, I am a life long Virginia native. But this area has some growing up to do.  More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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