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Colorado Springs, CO vs Burlingame, CA

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Highlights
- Burlingame spends 60.3% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% higher in Burlingame than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlingame had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, COBurlingame, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Burlingame    4 Reviews

Burlingame is about half way between Silicon Valley and SF. It is a narrow piece of land stuck between 101 and the mountain foothills. Whereas quality of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Even being in the top 5% earning bracket of the entire county, one needs to keep your head down and plow through. It is too easy to become obsesesed with the cost of  More

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If you are young and just starting out, this is not the city for you. A tiny condo can cost five hundred thousand in a decent area. I would not advise first time home  More

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