2025 Compare Cities Education:
Highland, UT vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 54.8% more per student than Highland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.6% lower in Aurora than in Highland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland
 Highland, UTAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17764573
 Students per Counselor556  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Highland    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We live in a quiet community with great views of the mountains to the east and north. We love it  More

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Over 18 years ago

Highland has large amounts of recreation. It sits between 3 large universities and has the benefits of being drawn away from the college atmosphere, but still close  More

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Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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