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Sierra Vista, AZ vs Cave Creek, AZ

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Highlights
- Cave Creek spends 2.0% less per student than Sierra Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Cave Creek than in Sierra Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cave Creek had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sierra Vista
 Sierra Vista, AZCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,247  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor485  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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Reviews for Cave Creek    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful homes and area with larger parcels and horse properties. Wonderful people. Low crime. Great climate except 3 months of hell heat in the summer. But you can  More

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Cave Creek is beautiful especially if you make lots of money! It has a mix of down to earth people and affluent show boaters, heavy drinkers and bikers. Very eclectic.  More

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Over 11 years ago

The drawback to living in Cave Creek are the summers. If you can leave for 3-4 months and return in the fall, Cave Creek is  More

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