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Grand Junction, CO vs Augusta, ME

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 8.0% more per student than Grand Junction.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.3% lower in Augusta than in Grand Junction. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Junction

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 Grand Junction, COAugusta, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,132$16,335$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,210$14,350$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,929$8,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3111.8516.23
 Students per Librarian6693194573
 Students per Counselor250299530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.2%91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%19.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%27.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 14 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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ZIPS IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
81501 81503 81506 81505
ZIPS IN AUGUSTA, MAINE
04330

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