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Sulphur, LA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 27.5% less per student than Sulphur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Tucson than in Sulphur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sulphur
 Sulphur, LATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Sulphur    4 Reviews

I am 67 and have lived in Sulphur most of my life. We have experienced 4 major hurricanes in the last 16 years from September 2005 (Rita), 2007 (Ike), Laura in August  More

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Over 17 years ago

Calcasieu is a great place to live but it does get hit by Hurricanes and that is the downside. I live in Sulphur, LA in Calcasieu Parish. There is nothing wrong here  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sulphur is one of the best places I have ever been to and lived. There is hardly no crime. Probley one murder every 1-2  More

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Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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