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Colorado Springs, CO vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 12.7% less per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% higher in Salt Lake City than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, COSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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