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Belton, MO vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Parker spends 8.8% more per student than Belton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% higher in Parker than in Belton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parker had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belton
 Belton, MOParker, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,092  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9144573
 Students per Counselor367  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Belton    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Belton is a great place to call home and raise children. The schools are A+ and crime is low. It does get very cold in the winter and hot in the summer. I had lived in  More

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Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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