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Belton, TX vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 5.4% more per student than Belton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% higher in Grand Junction than in Belton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belton
 Belton, TXGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Belton    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in this area for over 20 years. All in all, it's a good place to raise a family. Belton ISD has a good state rating. There is usually some sort of activity  More

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As a substitute teacher for BISD, I have had the opportunity to get to know many of the teachers and administrators, as well as the students. Belton is blessed to have  More

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Belton is a small town near Killeen and Fort Hood (large Army Base). It's economy depends a lot on the base for income so they have a captive audience that they can  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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