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Aiken, SC vs Castle Rock, CO

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Highlights
- Castle Rock spends 17.5% less per student than Aiken.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% higher in Castle Rock than in Aiken. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castle Rock had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Aiken
 Aiken, SCCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,396  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9144573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Aiken    34 Reviews

I'm going on 3 years living in Aiken. Moving here not having any family or friends was difficult. I'm thankful for the people I have met who now feel like lifelong  More

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Aiken is a magical place. It is beautiful and historic, has all the amenities, and Hitchcock Woods is a treasure! I feel blessed to have lived in Aiken for 3 years. As a  More

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Aiken is a unique town to visit or live in. I've lived in Toronto, ON Canada, Lynchburg, VA and in Aiken. I am 24 years old and moved here from VA just over two years  More

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Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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