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Thornton, CO vs Lynwood, CA

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Highlights
- Lynwood spends 17.4% more per student than Thornton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% higher in Lynwood than in Thornton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lynwood had 35.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Thornton
 Thornton, COLynwood, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock25.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock56.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Lynwood    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in this city all my life. Location to areas of recreation, shopping, LAX is outstanding. Cost of living here is low, for those that have children, this is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Well i think that Lynwood,Ca is very nice it has its ups and downs. The weather is just right, it's never too hot or too cold, it's perfect for me.I really enjoy  More

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