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Walsenburg, CO vs Castle Rock, CO

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- Castle Rock spends 42.0% less per student than Walsenburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Castle Rock than in Walsenburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castle Rock had 15.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Walsenburg
 Walsenburg, COCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,840  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9144573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Walsenburg    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Yes housing is cheap, but it is not cheap to live here. You will likely pay more in utilities than you will in rent and that is miserable. Food and other items are  More

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Over 11 years ago

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I'm not sure what "zip zam" is doing wrong, but the Walsenburg I visit for weeks (or months) every year is nothing like that person describes. People are decent and  More

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Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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