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Arlington, VA vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 46.8% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Colorado Springs than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

Education
 Arlington, VAColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,553$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293$10,295$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,028$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1517.0616.23
 Students per Librarian6446214573
 Students per Counselor248274530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.9%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.4%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%40.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.0%12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.8%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
22204, 22201, 22207, 22203, 22202, 22206, 22205, 22209, 22213, 22211, 11 total
ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total

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