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Mill Creek, WA vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 29.3% less per student than Mill Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% lower in Colorado Springs than in Mill Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mill Creek
 Mill Creek, WAColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Mill Creek    3 Reviews

The State of Washington finds many, many ways to tax their residents, more so than anywhere else I have lived. I moved here from the Bay Area, and wish I had stayed in  More

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Over 17 years ago

We love it here been out of the south (baton rouge,la) for almost 3 years, but will not be able to stay because the standard of living is over the  More

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Over 19 years ago

When I lived there a few years ago, most houses were around 500K and up. IF that's your price range, the schools are good and the area is very pretty. Lots of  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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