2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. George, UT vs New River, AZ

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Highlights
- New River spends 20.5% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in New River than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New River had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George
 St. George, UTNew River, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 New River    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Air quality should be the most important part of where you decide to live. New River is smog  More

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As New River resident and Realtor® for 14 years there are many reasons why I love calling New River home: the fresh air, the mountain views, the wildlife, the starry  More

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Over 12 years ago

thinking of moving and retiring in New River from  More

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