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Highlands Ranch, CO vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 44.9% more per student than Highlands Ranch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in Sunnyvale than in Highlands Ranch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highlands Ranch
 Highlands Ranch, COSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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