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Silverdale, WA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 40.2% less per student than Silverdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% higher in Scottsdale than in Silverdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silverdale
 Silverdale, WAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Silverdale    5 Reviews

I'm impressed by Silverdale industry. So many businesses! You can find just about anything you need in only a 2 mile radius. It's impressive that they fit so well and  More

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Lots of box stores, no real character or culture, rains a lot, skies are usually grey like the rest of the Puget Sound. Does have a good  More

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Last fall my husband and I visited the state of Washington to check out ideas for retirement locations...we fell in love with both Silverdale and Whidby Island. We  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 1 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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