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Ada, OK vs La Junta, CO

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Highlights
- La Junta spends 43.0% more per student than Ada.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in La Junta than in Ada. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Junta had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ada
 Ada, OKLa Junta, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,351$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,509$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3654573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Ada    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Ada, Oklahoma is probably the best place to live in USA.I have lived here all of my life and would not move for anything.It is a close knit community where people  More

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Over 15 years ago

gang members? Where are you originally from? I'm from California, and used to live 20 minutes from East L.A. Are you sure you know what the meaning of Gang Member is? I  More

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The school system is below average in my opinion, the students all seem to come from bad ad neglected homes. There is higher crime than thought and my neighborhood is  More

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Reviews for La Junta    4 Reviews

I've lived in La Junta CO for about 12 years and to be honest with you I have lived in a lot of palaces but by far this town is the worst! La Junta CO has nothing to  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived here a lil' over 2 years. The people are very friendly, and the cost of living is low. However, the choices for a lot of things are very minimal. Only 2  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm amazed every day at the friendliness and cheerfulness of the people in La Junta, Colorado. This town offers the kind of old-fashioned atmosphere captured by Norman  More

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