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Crested Butte, CO vs Pagosa Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Pagosa Springs spends 13.4% less per student than Crested Butte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% higher in Pagosa Springs than in Crested Butte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pagosa Springs had 13.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crested Butte

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 Crested Butte, COPagosa Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,454$11,652$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,730$11,175$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,175$6,146$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3815.5516.23
 Students per Librarian36818024573
 Students per Counselor198210530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.99.5%86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%19.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%26.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.9%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%0.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%1.1%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 Pagosa Springs    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Driving in from the Durango airport (If you can ignore the slum area just before town on 160) is a beautiful sight! As pretty as any town in Colorado. (Except for all  More

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Over 6 years ago

First off it’s generally beautiful around here! Tons of things to do..mostly outside things, like you’d expect from a ski/mountain town -hunting, fishing, hiking,  More

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Over 7 years ago

Pagosa is a beautiful mountain town with an abundance of outdoor activities: skiing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping. It is also a major tourist area with many  More

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81224
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