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Thornton, CO vs Pleasanton, TX

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- Pleasanton spends 16.7% less per student than Thornton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% lower in Pleasanton than in Thornton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pleasanton had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Thornton
 Thornton, COPleasanton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,033$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12504573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%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 6 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 11 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 Pleasanton    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I like Pleasanton, it needs to look into a Beautify Pleasanton campaign, as the city does have a lot of blight... but it is a very charming city that seems to be growing  More

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Over 20 years ago

jobs are hard to find here, unless you are skilled. Example: electrician or plumber. Best jobs are found in San Antonio, 25-30 miles north. But, because fuel prices are  More

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