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Itasca, IL vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 43.1% less per student than Itasca.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.0% higher in Colorado Springs than in Itasca. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Itasca
 Itasca, ILColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Itasca    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Summer is hot and very humid - great for dry skin. Winter gets extremely cold, moderate snow, very few blizzards, mostly just bitter cold. Spring and Fall are short,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Very low crime rate and active police patrols. Quiet  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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