2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tucson, AZ vs Golden Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Golden Valley spends 12.2% less per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% higher in Golden Valley than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Golden Valley had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZGolden Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,443$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,714$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33664573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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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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Reviews for Golden Valley    2 Reviews

Golden Valley is the last of the greatest places left to to own property and live comfortably. The temperature averages between 70's and mid 90's in summer. When  More

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No comments as of this comment, well except this one. haha Interesting notes of the area is is is still higher elevation than "the valley" (Bullhead City area) so not  More

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