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Vernal, UT vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 9.1% more per student than Vernal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% lower in Phoenix than in Vernal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vernal
 Vernal, UTPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor642  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Vernal    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in this city for 11 years at this point, and I love it. The beautiful Uinta mountains are just a hop skip and a jump away, and the people are great. This  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Vernal for over eleven years now, and I am tired. It takes a strong person to deal with the difficulties of life in the Basin. The People are clanish,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Rent is too high, people are isolated and unsophisticated. Unless your Mormon or want to become Mormon, you're really not welcome here. The economy is oil, which means  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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