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Spirit Lake, ID vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 22.2% more per student than Spirit Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% lower in Tucson than in Spirit Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spirit Lake
 Spirit Lake, IDTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Spirit Lake    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The elevation is about 2600 feet not 5800  More

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Spirit Lake has it's own little micro-climate. In the summer, the mountains block some of the rain that the rest of the area seems to get. In the winter, it is  More

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Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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