2025 Compare Cities Education:
Aspen, CO vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 20.4% less per student than Aspen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.5% higher in Seattle than in Aspen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen
 Aspen, COSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,199  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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