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Castle Pines, CO vs Ladera Ranch, CA

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- Ladera Ranch spends 20.3% more per student than Castle Pines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.7% higher in Ladera Ranch than in Castle Pines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ladera Ranch had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castle Pines
 Castle Pines, COLadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Ladera Ranch    2 Reviews

I've lived in Ladera for 18 years and, after looking around the country to see if it's worth moving, I've concluded Ladera is the best place to live. Not perfect, but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 7 years and it's one of my favorite places. Yes, it has some of the OC snobbiness, but I still rated it 5 stars because you can control who you hang  More

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