2024 Compare Cities Education:
Surprise, AZ vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 46.1% more per student than Surprise.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% higher in Fresno than in Surprise. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 15.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Surprise
 Surprise, AZFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$13,227$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2421.3816.23
 Students per Librarian2348126164573
 Students per Counselor718646530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%10.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%23.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%23.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.5%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.9%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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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