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Utica, NY vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 53.8% less per student than Utica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.9% higher in Scottsdale than in Utica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 20.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Utica
 Utica, NYScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,084  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor317  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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