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Star, ID vs San Tan Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- San Tan Valley spends 8.3% more per student than Star.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in San Tan Valley than in Star. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Tan Valley had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Star
 Star, IDSan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Star    1 Reviews

I lived here for six months. I love this place. A perfect blend of rural and city. I have a 8-12 mile drive for most things, but anything and every this is here.   More

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Reviews for San Tan Valley    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic  More

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Over 9 years ago

This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions,  More

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