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Grand Junction, CO vs Ramona, CA

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Highlights
- Ramona spends 8.1% more per student than Grand Junction.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.9% higher in Ramona than in Grand Junction. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ramona had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Junction
 Grand Junction, CORamona, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,210  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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 5 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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Reviews for Ramona    7 Reviews

Ok, Ramona is a small country town that has its history in Poultry and Cattle. Those days are long gone…….kinda. We still have lots of open spaces between living  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in Ramona for 5 years and enjoyed it very much. The nights are quiet, not busy and it feels like you are way out from San Diego. Close to everywhere. The biggest  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice little town needs more stores. Traffic is horrible on weekends. To many horses as the stir around the create a dust bowl It's a dirty  More

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