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Ballwin, MO vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 9.1% more per student than Ballwin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% higher in Aurora than in Ballwin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ballwin
 Ballwin, MOAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17764573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Ballwin    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

August gets to 113 degrees with 98 % humidity. When you get out of the shower, you are wet from sweat! My chest whistles trying to get air. There is a January thaw which  More

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I am originally from the city of St. Louis. For the past twenty years, I have resided in west St. Louis county. I live in an established subdivision where the  More

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Over 12 years ago

Summers can be very nice at times, does not usually last for long. Our spring turns hot as summer rolls in and we can have long a stretch of above 90 to peaks of  More

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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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