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Snowflake, AZ vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Maricopa spends 20.4% less per student than Snowflake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Maricopa than in Snowflake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Maricopa had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Snowflake
 Snowflake, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,062  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor510  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Snowflake    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This is quite likely the best hidden jewel of a community in all of Arizona, along with Snowflake. It has all the essentials: Walmart, Ace Hardware, Bashas, a  More

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Over 6 years ago

Snowflake is quiet, laidback, no traffic, no hassle. People are super friendly - restaurants, stores, services - everywhere you go people chat and get to know you. The  More

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This is a quiet, slow paced town. Great for young and old families or retired couples.  More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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