2025 Compare Cities Education:
Spokane, WA vs Golden Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Golden Valley spends 46.5% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% higher in Golden Valley than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Golden Valley had 13.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WAGolden Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,443$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,714$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33664573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for Golden Valley    2 Reviews

Golden Valley is the last of the greatest places left to to own property and live comfortably. The temperature averages between 70's and mid 90's in summer. When  More

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No comments as of this comment, well except this one. haha Interesting notes of the area is is is still higher elevation than "the valley" (Bullhead City area) so not  More

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