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Highlands Ranch, CO vs Folsom, CA

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Highlights
- Folsom spends 20.0% more per student than Highlands Ranch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% higher in Folsom than in Highlands Ranch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Folsom had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highlands Ranch

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 Highlands Ranch, COFolsom, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,699$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748$12,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,132$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6222.7516.23
 Students per Librarian91463214573
 Students per Counselor279641530
 Grade School Educ.0.5%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.8%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.1%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.8%51.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.1%16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Highlands Ranch    20 Reviews

Over 3 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 10 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 Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 11 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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ZIPS IN HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO
80126 80129 80130
ZIPS IN FOLSOM, CALIFORNIA
95630

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