2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tucson, AZ vs Henderson, NV

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Highlights
- Henderson spends 6.5% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.6% higher in Henderson than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Henderson had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZHenderson, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Henderson    53 Reviews

Lived here for 3 long years. Besides the laziest people in this pathetic work force, the wind in pretty constant all year. 40 mph is not unusual. Due to the lack of  More

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I grew up in this fast growing town and it feels like home. When my family first moved here in 2003, there was empty land and not a lot of people, but now it feels like  More

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We currently live in Henderson and I am less than impressed. We moved here from Washington State, so we're used to really friendly people and courteous drivers. People  More

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