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Colorado Springs, CO vs San Marcos, CA

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- San Marcos spends 30.6% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.8% higher in San Marcos than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Marcos had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, COSan Marcos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 San Marcos    5 Reviews

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Over 15 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  More

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