2024 Compare Cities Education:
Roanoke, VA vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Parker spends 9.9% less per student than Roanoke.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Parker than in Roanoke. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parker had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roanoke
 Roanoke, VAParker, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,087$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,973$10,748$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,573$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.7217.6216.23
 Students per Librarian8559144573
 Students per Counselor298279530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.3%96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.4%15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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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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