2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tucson, AZ vs San Tan Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- San Tan Valley spends 6.6% less per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% higher in San Tan Valley than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Tan Valley had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZSan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 1 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 San Tan Valley    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic  More

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Over 8 years ago

This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions,  More

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