2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olathe, CO vs Sterling, CO

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Highlights
- Sterling spends 2.0% less per student than Olathe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Sterling than in Olathe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sterling had 31.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olathe
 Olathe, COSterling, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,387  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,387$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3584573
 Students per Counselor258  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Olathe    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

What a great town! If your looking to get away from the big city. The town itself has great schools, a supermarket, and some great restaurants, and big city amenities  More

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Reviews for Sterling    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I finally found a place I can afford to live in Colorado , only problem is the commute to Littleton is over 2 hours on the way home from work. So I leave for work on the  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place has the best customer service and "Howdy neighbor" was invented here. Cost of living is better than Indiana and Oregon. Quiet town, so you'll need to create  More

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Over 12 years ago

Sterling is a completely corrupt town where anyone in the"good-old-boys" network came cause untold misery for anyone they choose. The police, the courts, child  More

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