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Pleasant Grove, UT vs Grand Junction, CO

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- Grand Junction spends 53.9% more per student than Pleasant Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.2% lower in Grand Junction than in Pleasant Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasant Grove
 Pleasant Grove, UTGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor556  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasant Grove    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

close to good biking  More

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Pleasant Grove has a small-town feel, but is very near to the large cities of Provo, Orem, and American Fork, with SLC just about 45 min away. It is a lovely, clean town  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the reasons I moved to Pleasant Grove is minimal traffic. There are some tough spots, but mostly little traffic, no traffic jams and almost no  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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