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Twin Falls, ID vs Oro Valley, AZ

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- Oro Valley spends 28.4% more per student than Twin Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Oro Valley than in Twin Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 10.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Twin Falls
 Twin Falls, IDOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,734  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor642  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Twin Falls    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It is a hub community that is a gateway to the north of Sun Valley and to the south for Jackpot. New High School of 3 years to add to the established one. The hospital  More

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Over 12 years ago

Been living in Twin Falls for 2 plus years, like the people, very friendly. The Canyon is truly beautiful. Nice not to have to battle traffic, have places to walk to,  More

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In my 18 years here, Twin Falls has grown steadily, but all the schools, box stores, grocery stores are still within a 10-15 minute drive of each other. Traffic is a  More

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Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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