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Short Pump, VA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- Scottsdale spends 17.9% less per student than Short Pump.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% higher in Scottsdale than in Short Pump. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Short Pump
 Short Pump, VAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 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 2 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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