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Tucson, AZ vs Alamosa, CO

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Highlights
- Alamosa spends 3.4% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Alamosa than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alamosa had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson

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 Tucson, AZAlamosa, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$11,124$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$10,048$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$5,660$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6615.6616.23
 Students per Librarian14474874573
 Students per Counselor519182530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.3%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%23.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 11 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total
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