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Spokane, WA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 40.2% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Scottsdale than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane

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 Spokane, WAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,661$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,051$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5418.2416.23
 Students per Librarian189923484573
 Students per Counselor368718530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.9%1.5%

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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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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 Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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ZIPS IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
99208, 99205, 99223, 99207, 99203, 99224, 99202, 99217, 99201, 99026, 11 total
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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