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Friday Harbor, WA vs Colorado Springs, CO

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- Colorado Springs spends 35.4% less per student than Friday Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Colorado Springs than in Friday Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Friday Harbor
 Friday Harbor, WAColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,789  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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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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