2025 Compare Cities Education:
Great Bend, KS vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 15.0% less per student than Great Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% higher in Colorado Springs than in Great Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Bend
 Great Bend, KSColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor693  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Great Bend    4 Reviews

I've lived in Great Bend my entire life. Most small towns struggle with new businesses and industry. But life is what you make it. We have excellent schools and a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and have seen many opportunities for Bussiness Growth to help the economy and in 40+ years have not seen much if any growth to boost  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great Bend's economy is failing. There are no jobs and nothing new coming to town. This town is shrinking. The small town cost of living is great, but only if you can  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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