2025 Compare Cities Education:
Waltham, MA vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 55.2% less per student than Waltham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.1% higher in Phoenix than in Waltham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waltham
 Waltham, MAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  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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