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Wilmington, NC vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 14.2% less per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% higher in Scottsdale than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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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