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Volcano, HI vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 40.5% less per student than Volcano.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.7% higher in Phoenix than in Volcano. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 16.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Volcano
 Volcano, HIPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Volcano    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

After several relatively brief visits to The Big Island of Hawaii, my husband and I, both strict vegetarians, decided to move from Palo Alto CA to Volcano Village with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Must love rain. That would be a possible header for Volcano seeking new residents. It is the rain that tends to fall in the night time and sometimes or often in soft  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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