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Sun City, AZ vs Ocean Shores, WA

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Highlights
- Ocean Shores spends 57.4% more per student than Sun City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% lower in Ocean Shores than in Sun City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean Shores had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun City
 Sun City, AZOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock42584573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sun City    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We are so happy to live in Sun City. The Sun City Recreation Centers are available for use by all citizens who pay the yearly membership (required). There are many  More

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Over 15 years ago

Sun City, Arizona is a great place to live either year round or as a snow bird. Sun City has wonderful recreation centers (8 and counting) with over 150 clubs with  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in Payson, but moved away searching for some Culture, drama, & musicals. I really enjoyed the hiking, and ourdoors living in Payson. After I recuperated from  More

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Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 10 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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