2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alliance, NE vs Sterling, CO

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Highlights
- Sterling spends 17.0% less per student than Alliance.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.6% higher in Sterling than in Alliance. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sterling had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alliance
 Alliance, NESterling, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,239  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,387$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3584573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Alliance    10 Reviews

I have lived in Alliance for 3 years love the town . THE REALITY IS RELIABLE HEALTH CARE HAS TO BE FOUND OUT OF TOWN NEARST IS 50MIN DRIVE AWAY. IN 3 YEARS 3 DOCTORS  More

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The crime rate is high. I have never lived anywhere where there are so many suicides, murders and unexplained deaths. The meth is unbelievable. I have seen so many  More

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Over 12 years ago

Don't move here!! Even for the railroad it is not worth it.. If you have kids the school system is awful I have never in my life seen a school so messed up. Pregnancy  More

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Reviews for Sterling    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I finally found a place I can afford to live in Colorado , only problem is the commute to Littleton is over 2 hours on the way home from work. So I leave for work on the  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place has the best customer service and "Howdy neighbor" was invented here. Cost of living is better than Indiana and Oregon. Quiet town, so you'll need to create  More

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Over 12 years ago

Sterling is a completely corrupt town where anyone in the"good-old-boys" network came cause untold misery for anyone they choose. The police, the courts, child  More

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