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Colorado Springs, CO vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 14.1% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Des Moines than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, CODes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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