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Mount Airy, NC vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 4.8% more per student than Mount Airy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in Colorado Springs than in Mount Airy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 11.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Airy
 Mount Airy, NCColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  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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