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Great Falls, MT vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 9.1% less per student than Great Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Colorado Springs than in Great Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Falls
 Great Falls, MTColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,278  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Great Falls    22 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. The lack of educational opportunities and adequate work opportunities made it extremely difficult to thrive. Upon leaving to the nearest metropolitan  More

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Please do not move to Great Falls if you are a liberal. Don't make a great red place go blue and ruin one of the last best unspoiled country places not yet destroyed by  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Great Falls from 2012-2015 and could not leave fast enough! We lived near the downtown area (which you think would be nice with a $1200/month rent...) where  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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