2025 Compare Cities Education:
South Riding, VA vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 15.3% less per student than South Riding.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% higher in Grand Junction than in South Riding. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Riding
 South Riding, VAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for South Riding    2 Reviews

I’ve lived here for ten years and have seen this place go from a lovely new development to a crime riddled suburb of the DC metro. COVID transitional persons leaving the  More

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Phillip · 

Crime has risen dramatically as the lower social classes move in. The area is no longer friendly or neighborly. It's crowded, noisy, and dirty. Families often rent  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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