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Tucson, AZ vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 16.5% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% higher in Colorado Springs than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson

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 Tucson, AZColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$10,295$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6617.0616.23
 Students per Librarian14476214573
 Students per Counselor519274530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.3%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%40.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

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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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total
ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total

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