2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Louis, MO vs South Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- South Tucson spends 29.7% less per student than St. Louis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.6% higher in South Tucson than in St. Louis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Tucson had 26.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Louis
 St. Louis, MOSouth Tucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,247  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock65.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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Reviews for South Tucson    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I loved Tucson for a while, I've lived here 12yrs but now that I want to settle down and finally get married and have kids I want a safer place to raise my kids, also a  More

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Over 17 years ago

I hate to say it, but disappointed. Standards in Tucson in general are lower than I've ever seen in a City. I've lived in L.A, Hollywood, San Jose, Santa Clara,  More

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