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Colorado Springs, CO vs Mena, AR

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Highlights
- Mena spends 9.7% less per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.6% lower in Mena than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mena had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, COMena, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,316$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,330$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3484573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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