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Colorado Springs, CO vs Glenwood Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Glenwood Springs spends 9.8% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Glenwood Springs than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glenwood Springs had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, COGlenwood Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,791$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.3%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 Glenwood Springs    8 Reviews

I agree, I lived in the Roaring Fork Valley (Glenwood Springs to Aspen) for 22 years. The area is nothing more than a bunch of 'Money Mongers, liars, and thieves'. The  More

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Glenwood springs colorado is nowhere near the best place to live, its actually one of the most anal politically incorrect places I have ever lived, the police are  More

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Rand McNally named Glenwood Springs the "Most Fun Town in America" for a good reason. World's largest mineral hot springs pool, Glenwood Caverns (one of top 10 caves in  More

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