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Colorado Springs, CO vs Blue Springs, MO

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Highlights
- Blue Springs spends 13.7% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Blue Springs than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blue Springs had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, COBlue Springs, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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Reviews for Blue Springs    6 Reviews

I moved from Long Beach, CA to Blue Springs, MO 2 1/2 years ago. I had lived in Long Beach for 10 years, and northern California the prior 18 years - I've never lived  More

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Blue Springs is a FABULOUS place to raise a family. Public Schools are unsurpassed and community involvement is great. The city itself is a "bedroom" community with a  More

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Blue Springs is a great place to raise a family. The schools are full of devoted, enthusiastic teachers and families that are involved in school and sporting  More

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