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Abilene, TX vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 9.0% more per student than Abilene.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% higher in Fort Collins than in Abilene. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Abilene

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 Abilene, TXFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,157$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,445$11,528$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,650$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3316.4616.23
 Students per Librarian11734844573
 Students per Counselor330173530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.2%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%17.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%3.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Abilene    17 Reviews

I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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Over 4 years ago

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 3 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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ZIPS IN ABILENE, TEXAS
79605 79601 79602 79606 79603 79607 79699
ZIPS IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
80525 80526 80521 80524 80528

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