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Smithfield, VA vs Monument, CO

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Highlights
- Monument spends 3.8% more per student than Smithfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% higher in Monument than in Smithfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monument had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithfield
 Smithfield, VAMonument, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Smithfield    4 Reviews

The entire Isle of Wight area is incredibly racist and a good old boys town. I came to the Hampton Roads area to get away from the racism in the mountains. The areas of  More

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I lived in Smithfield for a few years.not for me.lots of litter,human feces in the phone booth,hot and to Southern for  More

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Over 14 years ago

Smithfield, VA is a bedroom community that has no major industry and has been over developed with houses driving the value of houses down across the entire county. I  More

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Reviews for Monument    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

if you think COS is nice, monument can't be  More

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Over 19 years ago

Monument is located about 10 miles north of the Colorado Springs city limits on I-25 cooridor. We are 2 exits north of the Air Force Academy. We enjoy a "small town"  More

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