2024 Compare Cities Education:
Surprise, AZ vs Cedar City, UT

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Highlights
- Cedar City spends 18.7% less per student than Surprise.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.3% higher in Cedar City than in Surprise. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar City had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Surprise
 Surprise, AZCedar City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$8,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$8,041$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$5,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2426.6816.23
 Students per Librarian234860764573
 Students per Counselor718589530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%3.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%27.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%34.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.5%8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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Reviews for Cedar City    15 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Cedar City Is A Great Place to Get A Famliy Started And Crime is Bit Low as Of 2018 It has The Strongest Low Unemlopyment  More

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Hi -- Just FYI, the annual snowfall amount indicated by Sperling's Best Places for Cedar City is not accurate. Sperling states that this location receives 110" of snow  More

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Over 7 years ago

My wife and I retired in Cedar City a few years ago. First, I must say that Cedar has a wonderful location. There are beautiful views of the mountains, and it's a  More

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