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Paducah, KY vs Rifle, CO

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Highlights
- Rifle spends 1.6% less per student than Paducah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Rifle than in Paducah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rifle had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paducah
 Paducah, KYRifle, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,673  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,791$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Paducah    16 Reviews

Joel · 

I have visited it the 1st time and thought it was a rundown ghetto but the 2nd time I loved  More

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Over 5 years ago

The downtown area is fun and the murals on the floodwall provide an interesting history of the  More

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Over 11 years ago

Move here six years ago, and was very optimistic. I love meeting new people and adventure. Me my husband and two kids moved here from Louisville are. This place is like  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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