2025 Compare Cities Education:
Truckee, CA vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 43.7% less per student than Truckee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Colorado Springs than in Truckee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Truckee
 Truckee, CAColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Truckee    3 Reviews

I came to Truckee California about a month prior to this Covid-19 pandemic, to relocate here. Due to this unfortunate circumstance I was temporarily laid off  More

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I moved to Truckee with my soon-to-be ex-wife and two sons in June 2012 and left Truckee in June 2015 with only my sons. My wife got drawn into what I later learned  More

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Yes, it costs more to live in California. And you don't get paid more necessarily if you live in the mountains- but there are some great jobs here if you have the right  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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