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Sun Valley, ID vs Castle Pines, CO

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- Castle Pines spends 26.0% less per student than Sun Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.6% higher in Castle Pines than in Sun Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castle Pines had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun Valley
 Sun Valley, IDCastle Pines, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9144573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Sun Valley    5 Reviews

Young people living in Sun Valley, unless they have a trust fund can expect to have a difficult time here. The average age seems to be approx 78. Any business that is  More

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Absolutely beautiful. Nice people. Amazing skiing...all types of recreation for anyone and everyone. Summer temperatures are perfect. It's sunny more than 250 days  More

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Over 19 years ago

Winters are long, and summers can be short!!! The physcial beauty of the area is unbeatable,  More

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Reviews for Castle Pines    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Great place to  More

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The weather in this part of CO is absolutely wonderful. This is largely due to the altitude and lack of humidity. It can be 32 degrees and not feel cold. One day may  More

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