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South Tucson, AZ vs Albuquerque, NM

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- Albuquerque spends 19.7% more per student than South Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Albuquerque than in South Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albuquerque had 38.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Tucson
 South Tucson, AZAlbuquerque, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.18.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for South Tucson    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I loved Tucson for a while, I've lived here 12yrs but now that I want to settle down and finally get married and have kids I want a safer place to raise my kids, also a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I hate to say it, but disappointed. Standards in Tucson in general are lower than I've ever seen in a City. I've lived in L.A, Hollywood, San Jose, Santa Clara,  More

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Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 3 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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