2024 Compare Cities Education:
Fountain, CO vs Junction City, KS

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Highlights
- Junction City spends 41.1% more per student than Fountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.3% lower in Junction City than in Fountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Junction City had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fountain
 Fountain, COJunction City, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,529$17,678$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295$12,278$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,663$7,184$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0611.0316.23
 Students per Librarian6212594573
 Students per Counselor274591530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.0%92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%31.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%22.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.0%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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Reviews for Junction City    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I moved to JC in 2009 because the government made me. Husband was active duty army. We brought two children with us. At the time they were high school and elementary  More

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Over 14 years ago

Having a univeristy in your backyard and the Military  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live 3. Home to Fort Riley Military Reservation Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3.  More

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