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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Highlands Ranch, CO vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax spends 38.4% more per student than Highlands Ranch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Fairfax than in Highlands Ranch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfax had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Highlands Ranch
 Highlands Ranch, COFairfax, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62 16.23
Reviews for Highlands Ranch    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised in Highlands Ranch and I know what you’re thinking. “This is a rich girl.” I am not. My parents moved here before it became rich and boujie and the  More

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Worked in the DTC and HR was an easy commute. The people are yuppy- scum-snobs, who do not thank you for holding the door open for their 3+ children, noses held high in  More

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Over 11 years ago

When we moved here from Denver, about 2.5 yrs ago, I did note the affluence, lack of diversity (compared to Denver) and seeming Stepford Wives phenomenon. It is all  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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