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Laramie, WY vs Rifle, CO

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Highlights
- Rifle spends 17.5% less per student than Laramie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.4% higher in Rifle than in Laramie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rifle had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Laramie
 Laramie, WYRifle, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,551  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,791$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor219  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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