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Victorville, CA vs Surprise, AZ

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Highlights
- Surprise spends 28.0% less per student than Victorville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% lower in Surprise than in Victorville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Surprise had 20.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Victorville
 Victorville, CASurprise, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Victorville    29 Reviews

Real Estate Agents from company MVP Realty SoCal, Teresa Roberts and Mona Patel in VICTORVILLE, CA commit scam, extortion, conspiracy, and fraud resulting in a 15  More

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I'm so sick of all "This isn't the Victorville or High Desert it was back when I grew up here in the 80's or 70's!" reviews and comments on local online community  More

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In the early 2000s lots of cheap homes were built which attracted a lot of people from east LA and other terrible areas. Soon after the first gang unit was created in  More

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Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 11 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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