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Colorado Springs, CO vs La Junta, CO

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Highlights
- La Junta spends 22.5% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.6% lower in La Junta than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Junta had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, COLa Junta, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,351$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,509$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3654573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 La Junta    4 Reviews

I've lived in La Junta CO for about 12 years and to be honest with you I have lived in a lot of palaces but by far this town is the worst! La Junta CO has nothing to  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived here a lil' over 2 years. The people are very friendly, and the cost of living is low. However, the choices for a lot of things are very minimal. Only 2  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm amazed every day at the friendliness and cheerfulness of the people in La Junta, Colorado. This town offers the kind of old-fashioned atmosphere captured by Norman  More

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