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Castle Rock, CO vs Riverton, WY

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- Riverton spends 91.7% more per student than Castle Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% lower in Riverton than in Castle Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverton had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castle Rock
 Castle Rock, CORiverton, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,347$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,829$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2794573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 8 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 12 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 Riverton    2 Reviews

The City of Riverton has some significant issues to contend with. There is a high property crime issue due to proximity to the Wind River Reservation. There is an  More

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problems that affect quality of life. There are a lot of hidden costs to living in Riverton as well as much of Wyoming. This is especially true when it comes to auto  More

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