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Thornton, CO vs Cheyenne, WY

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- Cheyenne spends 25.1% more per student than Thornton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.3% lower in Cheyenne than in Thornton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cheyenne had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thornton
 Thornton, COCheyenne, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,561$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,297$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2194573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 5 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 10 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

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Reviews for Cheyenne    59 Reviews

The center of Cheyenne retains the character of America with traditional western values. Easy and we'll maintained walking to parks and downtown restaurants/bars/shops  More

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My husband, dogs, and I have lived in Cheyenne for almost two years. The pros: Cheyenne is a really nice place, especially if you have kids or dogs. The weather  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Cheyenne for almost 52 years. Most things here are just right. Housing, on the other hand, is ridiculously high. Thereb isn't any decent public housing to  More

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