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Woods Cross, UT vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- Thornton spends 55.0% more per student than Woods Cross.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% lower in Thornton than in Woods Cross. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thornton had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Woods Cross
 Woods Cross, UTThornton, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,866  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Woods Cross    2 Reviews

We have lived in Woods Cross, Utah for just over seven years. We moved here from Connecticut and have been very happy with the town and it's amenities. We have a nice  More

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Over 15 years ago

I grew up in Woods Cross, Utah. It was wonderful as a child, and now that I am an adult I look forward to living there again someday when I get married and have  More

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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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