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Colorado Springs, CO vs Sun Valley, ID

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- Sun Valley spends 37.1% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.8% lower in Sun Valley than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Valley had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, COSun Valley, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Sun Valley    5 Reviews

Young people living in Sun Valley, unless they have a trust fund can expect to have a difficult time here. The average age seems to be approx 78. Any business that is  More

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Absolutely beautiful. Nice people. Amazing skiing...all types of recreation for anyone and everyone. Summer temperatures are perfect. It's sunny more than 250 days  More

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Over 19 years ago

Winters are long, and summers can be short!!! The physcial beauty of the area is unbeatable,  More

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