2025 Compare Cities Education:
Simi Valley, CA vs San Tan Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- San Tan Valley spends 29.5% less per student than Simi Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% lower in San Tan Valley than in Simi Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Tan Valley had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Simi Valley
 Simi Valley, CASan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Simi Valley    22 Reviews

I've live in two different neighborhoods since fall of 1996 and depending on the neighborhood you're quality of life experience will vary. The price of housing is such  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Simi Valley for 23 Years. I love it here but due to the cost of living am looking to relocate to another state/City where my money will go further. Simi  More

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Over 16 years ago

simi valley is a very nice place to live within the shadow of the LA metro area. it has low crime and reasonable housing costs with ready access to indoor and outdoor  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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