2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sonora, CA vs Payson, AZ

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Highlights
- Payson spends 8.3% less per student than Sonora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Payson than in Sonora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Payson had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonora
 Sonora, CAPayson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,803  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,591$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22074573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 6 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  More

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