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Highlands Ranch, CO vs Truckee, CA

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Highlights
- Truckee spends 75.3% more per student than Highlands Ranch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% higher in Truckee than in Highlands Ranch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Truckee had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highlands Ranch
 Highlands Ranch, COTruckee, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Truckee    3 Reviews

I came to Truckee California about a month prior to this Covid-19 pandemic, to relocate here. Due to this unfortunate circumstance I was temporarily laid off  More

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I moved to Truckee with my soon-to-be ex-wife and two sons in June 2012 and left Truckee in June 2015 with only my sons. My wife got drawn into what I later learned  More

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Yes, it costs more to live in California. And you don't get paid more necessarily if you live in the mountains- but there are some great jobs here if you have the right  More

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