2025 Compare Cities Education:
Castle Rock, CO vs Joplin, MO

Change Cities
Highlights
- Joplin spends 19.6% less per student than Castle Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% lower in Joplin than in Castle Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Joplin had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castle Rock
 Castle Rock, COJoplin, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,205$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,094$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4754573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Castle Rock

Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

   |    Reply

Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

   |    Reply

Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Joplin


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.