2024 Compare Cities Education:
Tucson, AZ vs Zion, IL

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Highlights
- Zion spends 127.2% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Zion than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Zion had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZZion, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$20,875$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6613.5616.23
 Students per Librarian144710054573
 Students per Counselor519592530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%8.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.3%83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%26.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%16.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%0.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.3%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 Zion    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I spent part of my childhood in Zion, moved away for 10 years, then came back while commuting to SAIC in Chicago. The town hadn't changed much. But in the last couple  More

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