2025 Compare Cities Education:
Short Pump, VA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 16.4% less per student than Short Pump.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Tucson than in Short Pump. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Short Pump
 Short Pump, VATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

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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