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Highlands Ranch, CO vs Vallejo, CA

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Highlights
- Vallejo spends 10.0% more per student than Highlands Ranch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% higher in Vallejo than in Highlands Ranch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vallejo had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highlands Ranch
 Highlands Ranch, COVallejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Vallejo    32 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If you move to Vallejo, you will quickly realize that you're paying a lot of money to live in well-polished squalor. I moved to Vallejo in mid-2008 just as the city  More

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Over 7 years ago

I would love to live in a place where there are not fireworks all year round or gunshots every night. Police are understaffed and overworked and this is coming from a  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in Vallejo for 5 years I moved here from Alameda California where I spent about 3 years and before that was in Seattle for 18 years. People said to  More

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