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Tucson, AZ vs Sweetwater, TX

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Highlights
- Sweetwater spends 48.1% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 143.3% higher in Sweetwater than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sweetwater had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZSweetwater, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,928$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,563$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27584573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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