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Monument, CO vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 30.6% more per student than Monument.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% higher in Santa Cruz than in Monument. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Monument

Education
 Monument, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,529$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295$13,552$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,663$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0621.8416.23
 Students per Librarian62162714573
 Students per Counselor274473530
 Grade School Educ.0.4%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.7%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%19.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.9%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.5%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.20.1%18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%4.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%5.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Monument    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

if you think COS is nice, monument can't be  More

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Over 17 years ago

Monument is located about 10 miles north of the Colorado Springs city limits on I-25 cooridor. We are 2 exits north of the Air Force Academy. We enjoy a "small town"  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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