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Westminster, CO vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- Scottsdale spends 28.8% less per student than Westminster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Scottsdale than in Westminster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Westminster
 Westminster, COScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Westminster    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Colorado is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Boulder is cool. I hate snow but the mild summers her are wonderful and there is lots to do outdoors for free. Bike friendly, Westminster itself ok, the people are  More

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Hi there- My husband and I are looking to move out of Los Angeles. We love the outdoors and we are big foodies. We are in our early 30's and looking for a place to raise  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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Over 1 years ago

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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