2025 Compare Cities Education:
Worcester, MA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- Scottsdale spends 46.5% less per student than Worcester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.7% higher in Scottsdale than in Worcester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 13.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Worcester
 Worcester, MAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,667  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  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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