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Castle Rock, CO vs Emporia, KS

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- Emporia spends 42.0% more per student than Castle Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.1% lower in Emporia than in Castle Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Emporia had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castle Rock
 Castle Rock, COEmporia, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,036$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,150$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5514573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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Reviews for Emporia    3 Reviews

I hated Emporia when we first moved here 7 years ago, but have since grown to love it. At first I thought there was nothing to do, but the community has a lot to offer  More

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Over 17 years ago

In emporia there is serval very good churches to pick from so u can find a good church home  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Bad weather 2. Poor school system 3. High unemployment 4. Not  More

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