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Rifle, CO vs Pueblo West, CO

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Highlights
- Pueblo West spends 23.7% less per student than Rifle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% higher in Pueblo West than in Rifle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pueblo West had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rifle
 Rifle, COPueblo West, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,500$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,834  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,334$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7294573
 Students per Counselor214  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for Pueblo West    13 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I loved Pueblo West it's a very good place to live and race  More

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Like any place, Pueblo West has its pros and cons. Having lived here for 7 years, I feel qualified to give an honest assessment on the quality of life here.   More

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Over 13 years ago

Most people thing winter in Colorado is cold and snowy, but here in Pueblo West (that's just west of Pueblo) we are kept warmer because of the mountains, when we have a  More

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