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Seattle, WA vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 37.6% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% lower in Colorado Springs than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

Education
 Seattle, WAColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$10,295$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5317.0616.23
 Students per Librarian9896214573
 Students per Counselor455274530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%40.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

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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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total

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