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Castle Pines, CO vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 19.2% more per student than Castle Pines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% lower in Grand Junction than in Castle Pines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castle Pines
 Castle Pines, COGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Castle Pines    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Great place to  More

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The weather in this part of CO is absolutely wonderful. This is largely due to the altitude and lack of humidity. It can be 32 degrees and not feel cold. One day may  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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