2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yuma, AZ vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 107.5% more per student than Yuma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Sunnyvale than in Yuma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 13.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yuma
 Yuma, AZSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,882  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor502  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Yuma    48 Reviews

Retired here and it is a great place in many ways. The biggest drawback I have found is the cost and lack of medical care. Its not that far to PHX to get the care you  More

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Over 7 years ago

First let me confess that I lived in Yuma for about a year several decades ago. I was raised in NY and have lived & worked in several states & cities, most recently in  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am moving to Yuma sometime this year for a new job. I am looking for a place to live that is safe for 1 person. Does anyone have some  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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