2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. George, UT vs Avalon, CA

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Highlights
- Avalon spends 98.8% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% lower in Avalon than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Avalon had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George
 St. George, UTAvalon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock17.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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Reviews for Avalon    3 Reviews

I've moved to Avalon three years ago to be closer to family in Los Angeles. I was unsure about California at first because of the hot temperatures, wildfires, and cost  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Avalon since high school and I never want to leave! It's small, charming, and I've made some amazing friends here. Avalon is also close enough to the city  More

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Over 17 years ago

I think your summary of the commuting situation in Avalon is rather misleading. The entire city is only about a mile in diameter. About half of the folks here  More

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