2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver City, NM vs San Tan Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- San Tan Valley spends 38.5% less per student than Silver City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.0% higher in San Tan Valley than in Silver City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Tan Valley had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver City
 Silver City, NMSan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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Reviews for San Tan Valley    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic  More

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Over 8 years ago

This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions,  More

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