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Polk City, IA vs Monument, CO

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- Monument spends 12.3% less per student than Polk City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Monument than in Polk City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monument had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Polk City
 Polk City, IAMonument, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Monument    2 Reviews
Derek · Monument, CO
great place to live!
Over 16 years ago

if you think COS is nice, monument can't be  More

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Norm · Monument, CO
Monument, Colorado
Over 18 years ago

Monument is located about 10 miles north of the Colorado Springs city limits on I-25 cooridor. We are 2 exits north of the Air Force Academy. We enjoy a "small town"  More

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