2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salt Lake City, UT vs Colton, CA

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- Colton spends 34.2% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Colton than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colton had 16.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTColton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Colton    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

My husband and I moved from Baltimore/D.C. a year and a half ago. Even with owning a home back east sticker shock set in here. We bought a home in Colton verses what  More

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My husband and I moved to California 18 months ago from the east coast. Intially we weren't considering Colton to buy our second home but after months of looking in  More

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