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Kirkwood, MO vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 8.4% more per student than Kirkwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Grand Junction than in Kirkwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkwood
 Kirkwood, MOGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Kirkwood    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I love living in Kirkwood Missouri, I come from the Chicago area, however; having a doggy, I would like to see a dog park in the Kirkwood area. I walk my doggy on the  More

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Kirkwood, MO has all the features and feel of a small town including the central core business district with RR station, numerous restaurants, small shops, etc. As a  More

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Kirkwood is small town living at its best, even though it's located smack dab in the middle of metro St. Louis. The community is made up of statley historical homes on  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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