2024 Compare Cities Education:
Rocky Ford, CO vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 18.4% less per student than Rocky Ford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.4% higher in Colorado Springs than in Rocky Ford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 13.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky Ford
 Rocky Ford, COColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,351$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,341$10,295$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,509$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.6917.0616.23
 Students per Librarian3656214573
 Students per Counselor215274530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.6%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.1%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%40.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.0%12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.3%1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Rocky Ford    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you spend a short amount of time in Rocky Ford you can hear racist remarks most places. You see the hard working Mexican folks tending the fields and doing  More

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This place is a dream. Beautiful countryside and friendly people. Low crime. Low traffic. Low stress. Much more peaceful than living in a big city. Me and my husband  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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