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Aurora, CO vs Banning, CA

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Highlights
- Banning spends 0.4% more per student than Aurora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% higher in Banning than in Aurora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Banning had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aurora
 Aurora, COBanning, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,429  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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Reviews for Banning    9 Reviews

Small city with a very nice Mediterranean climate cool, humid winters with mildly hot dry short july-,aug hot summers similar to los Angeles climate but less humid and  More

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Over 11 years ago

while at lions park this am in banning walking my dogs, and i always pick up the dog poo as i always carry baggies on me. i had to use the porta potty as i have a lot of  More

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Over 12 years ago

I swore I would never live in Banning and here I am for 14 years now. When I moved here it had a reputation of being a crime infested ghetto with lousy schools. It was  More

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