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Castle Rock, CO vs Surprise, AZ

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Highlights
- Surprise spends 16.8% less per student than Castle Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Surprise than in Castle Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Surprise had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castle Rock
 Castle Rock, COSurprise, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.5%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

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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 Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 11 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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