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Lakewood, CO vs Elk Grove, CA

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Highlights
- Elk Grove spends 14.5% more per student than Lakewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.7% higher in Elk Grove than in Lakewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk Grove had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakewood

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 Lakewood, COElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,308$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,223$12,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,923$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2822.7516.23
 Students per Librarian65763214573
 Students per Counselor233641530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%4.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.9%90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%25.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.7%37.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.0%8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Lakewood    17 Reviews

As with most internet reviews, evaluate with a grain of sense. While the last reviewer (Ann S.) has some points about Lakewood, she is quite on the cynical and angry  More

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If you ask anyone who has lived in the Denver metro area the last decade they will tell you the entire area is going downhill as it transforms before their eyes.   More

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Over 7 years ago

I am denver south student, I just want see average of Lakewood health, but I didn'the get see in this review. By the way Lakewood is a good town I want to see all  More

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Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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ZIPS IN LAKEWOOD, COLORADO
80227 80228 80226 80214 80232 80215
ZIPS IN ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA
95624 95758 95757

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