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Colorado Springs, CO vs North Pole, AK

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Highlights
- North Pole spends 41.4% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.8% higher in North Pole than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Pole had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, CONorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,717$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9254573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%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 North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 10 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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