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Thornton, CO vs Waukesha, WI

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- Waukesha spends 0.3% less per student than Thornton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% lower in Waukesha than in Thornton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waukesha had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thornton
 Thornton, COWaukesha, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7264573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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