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Highlands Ranch, CO vs Ridgefield, WA

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Highlights
- Ridgefield spends 50.4% more per student than Highlands Ranch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Ridgefield than in Highlands Ranch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgefield had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highlands Ranch
 Highlands Ranch, CORidgefield, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10424573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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 Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 18 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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