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Parker, CO vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 19.9% more per student than Parker.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% higher in Aurora than in Parker. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parker

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 Parker, COAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,699$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748$12,429$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,132$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6217.6816.23
 Students per Librarian91417764573
 Students per Counselor279353530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.0%86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%21.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%31.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.1%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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ZIPS IN PARKER, COLORADO
80134 80138
ZIPS IN AURORA, COLORADO
80013, 80016, 80012, 80011, 80010, 80014, 80017, 80018, 80019, 80045, 10 total

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