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Tucson, AZ vs Longview, TX

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Highlights
- Longview spends 4.8% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% lower in Longview than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Longview had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZLongview, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,267$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13404573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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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Over 2 years ago

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 Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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