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Aspen, CO vs Porterville, CA

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Highlights
- Porterville spends 41.8% less per student than Aspen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 75.4% higher in Porterville than in Aspen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Porterville had 28.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen
 Aspen, COPorterville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,199  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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