2025 Compare Cities Education:
Golden Valley, AZ vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 60.2% more per student than Golden Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in Grand Junction than in Golden Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 13.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Golden Valley
 Golden Valley, AZGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,572  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Golden Valley    2 Reviews

Golden Valley is the last of the greatest places left to to own property and live comfortably. The temperature averages between 70's and mid 90's in summer. When  More

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No comments as of this comment, well except this one. haha Interesting notes of the area is is is still higher elevation than "the valley" (Bullhead City area) so not  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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