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Crested Butte, CO vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 12.5% more per student than Crested Butte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% higher in Grand Junction than in Crested Butte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crested Butte

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 Crested Butte, COGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,454$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,730$11,210$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,175$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3816.3116.23
 Students per Librarian3686694573
 Students per Counselor198250530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.99.5%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%34.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.9%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Crested Butte    5 Reviews

Crested Butte is literally hell on earth. I can't imagine WHY anybody would want to come here. Do yourself a favor - stay in California and Texas.  More

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Over 10 years ago

First of all, we are sick and tired of the report that there are 1,500 people in Crested Butte. Maybe in the "town limits" which is a small area. There is CB South,  More

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Over 16 years ago

My husband and I own a second home in CB. We bought it the very first time we came to this little town. It is truly an undiscovered gem - like Aspen before it became  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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81224
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