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Parker, CO vs Highland, UT

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Highlights
- Highland spends 22.6% less per student than Parker.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.6% higher in Highland than in Parker. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Parker
 Parker, COHighland, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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 4 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 Highland    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We live in a quiet community with great views of the mountains to the east and north. We love it  More

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Over 18 years ago

Highland has large amounts of recreation. It sits between 3 large universities and has the benefits of being drawn away from the college atmosphere, but still close  More

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