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

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 14.6% less per student than Visalia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% lower in Colorado Springs than in Visalia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Visalia
 Visalia, CAColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  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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