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Aspen, CO vs Jackson, WY

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 16.8% less per student than Aspen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% lower in Jackson than in Aspen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen
 Aspen, COJackson, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,985$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,199  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1724573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  More

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Reviews for Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 4 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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