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Show Low, AZ vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Long Beach spends 38.2% more per student than Show Low.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% higher in Long Beach than in Show Low. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Beach had 12.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Show Low
 Show Low, AZLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,062  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor510  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Show Low    17 Reviews

Moved to maricopa az from Oregon because we Retired last year. Looked at all places in az to buy property. Found a piece if paradise land in white mountains az for cheep  More

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Over 4 years ago

We are so happy to live in Show Low where the outdoors is so beautiful and the people so kind. You could not find nicer neighbors. We are humble people who moved to  More

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I have had a few properties in the show low area that I have bought and sold because they did not work for me. I've met some very nice and helpful people. I work out of  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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