2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yonkers, NY vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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Highlights
- Sierra Vista spends 65.6% less per student than Yonkers.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.3% higher in Sierra Vista than in Yonkers. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sierra Vista had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yonkers
 Yonkers, NYSierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31414573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Yonkers    7 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I lived in Yonkers my entire life, close enough to the city with less congestion. Some areas are difficult to access, and you must have a car to get around. There are a  More

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I've lived in this city for over 20 years in the Bryn Mawr section and I love it. We are the closest suburb to NYC. I can go and watch a broadway show and be back at  More

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My family and I have lived in northeast Yonkers for 18 years after leaving the grime and crime of Manhattan (my home). I bought a cute colonial on a quiet street 11  More

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Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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