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Spokane, WA vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 14.3% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Grand Junction than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane

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 Spokane, WAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,661$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157$11,210$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,051$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5416.3116.23
 Students per Librarian18996694573
 Students per Counselor368250530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%34.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  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 3 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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ZIPS IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
99208, 99205, 99223, 99207, 99203, 99224, 99202, 99217, 99201, 99026, 11 total
ZIPS IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
81501 81503 81506 81505

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