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Sunnyvale, CA vs Prescott Valley, AZ

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- Prescott Valley spends 46.3% less per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% lower in Prescott Valley than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prescott Valley had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CAPrescott Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33674573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Prescott Valley    34 Reviews

My neighbor set his home on fire. No insurance. The city did nothing. Its been 15 months,. The wrecked house is a eyesore. Dont get into a HOA. They are  More

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We moved here about 3 1/2 years ago. Prescott Valley is growing out of control, the town rubber stamps anything a builder wants. Traffic is getting worse, new residents  More

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Over 5 years ago

Before moving to Prescott Valley I lived in Phoenix 30 years and watched Prescott Valley go from basically a few little mom and pop stores on the main road to Prescott  More

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