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Amarillo, TX vs Castle Rock, CO

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- Castle Rock spends 5.1% more per student than Amarillo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% higher in Castle Rock than in Amarillo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castle Rock had 13.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Amarillo
 Amarillo, TXCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,403  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9144573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Amarillo    31 Reviews

I was originally from here, left for a number of years, and ended up back for a short time due to life circumstances. I have really tried to make the most of my time  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved to Amarillo when I was five and left at 34, the best thing I ever did. Sadly, I came back to help care for my aging grandmother, and as soon as I can, i am  More

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Over 6 years ago

Amarillo is not a good place to live. For me it was like living in Hell. I lived there for 50 years. I graduated Canyon High. raised two kids. went through a divorce  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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