2024 Compare Cities Education:
Tempe, AZ vs Yucca Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Yucca Valley spends 38.9% more per student than Tempe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% higher in Yucca Valley than in Tempe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yucca Valley had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tempe
 Tempe, AZYucca Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$13,060$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2422.7416.23
 Students per Librarian2348131664573
 Students per Counselor718531530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%88.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%31.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.6%18.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  More

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Reviews for Yucca Valley    10 Reviews

We have lived in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for over 20 years. The comment regarding graffiti is over exaggerated. Yes there is crime and there are some tweakers but  More

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Over 4 years ago

Let me start by saying, I love the desert. Yucca used to be a sweet little town...but now that the city has allowed for many criminals to come in from other areas..a  More

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YV has a good mix of mainly retirees, snowbirds, artists, and military families. People here are generally MORE friendly and LESS racially diverse compared to other  More

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