2025 Compare Cities Education:
Aurora, CO vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 25.3% more per student than Aurora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% lower in Carbondale than in Aurora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Aurora
 Aurora, COCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,429  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Over 1 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 5 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 Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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