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Colorado Springs, CO vs Junction City, KS

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Highlights
- Junction City spends 41.1% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.3% lower in Junction City than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Junction City had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs

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 Colorado Springs, COJunction City, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,529$17,678$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295$12,278$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,663$7,184$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0611.0316.23
 Students per Librarian6212594573
 Students per Counselor274591530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%31.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%22.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.0%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%0.6%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 Junction City    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I moved to JC in 2009 because the government made me. Husband was active duty army. We brought two children with us. At the time they were high school and elementary  More

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Over 14 years ago

Having a univeristy in your backyard and the Military  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live 3. Home to Fort Riley Military Reservation Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3.  More

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ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total
ZIPS IN JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS
66441

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