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Surprise, AZ vs Frisco, TX

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Highlights
- Frisco spends 41.1% more per student than Surprise.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in Frisco than in Surprise. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Frisco had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Surprise

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 Surprise, AZFrisco, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$9,587$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2414.9316.23
 Students per Librarian23488004573
 Students per Counselor718405530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%1.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%14.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%65.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.5%22.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%1.7%1.5%

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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 Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 2 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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ZIPS IN SURPRISE, ARIZONA
85374 85379 85388 85387
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