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Sweetwater, TX vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 5.0% less per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.8% lower in Grand Junction than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 14.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater

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 Sweetwater, TXGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,928$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967$11,210$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,563$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.5316.3116.23
 Students per Librarian27586694573
 Students per Counselor483250530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.4%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%34.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.9%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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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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ZIPS IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS
79556
ZIPS IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
81501 81503 81506 81505

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