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Colorado Springs, CO vs Gainesville, FL

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- Gainesville spends 7.6% less per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Gainesville than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs

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 Colorado Springs, COGainesville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,529$11,572$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295$10,094$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,663$5,555$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0618.1916.23
 Students per Librarian6214044573
 Students per Counselor274501530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%49.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.0%14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%5.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

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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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

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I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total
ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
32608, 32607, 32606, 32605, 32609, 32601, 32641, 32653, 32612, 32603, 10 total

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