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Durango, CO vs Canyon, TX

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Highlights
- Canyon spends 13.7% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Canyon than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Canyon had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango

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 Durango, COCanyon, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,980$14,761$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682$7,888$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,920$4,876$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6216.1516.23
 Students per Librarian6465364573
 Students per Counselor207323530
 Grade School Educ.0.4%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%1.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%44.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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Reviews for Canyon    2 Reviews

Have lived in Canyon for over 15 years. Planned on making this our retirement home 12 years before we actually moved here and don't plan on ever leaving. City is  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved here from Northern California to go to West Texas A&M. The town is "dry" (doesn't sell alcohol in the city limits), so there are no bars. Not a whole lot of  More

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ZIPS IN DURANGO, COLORADO
81301 81303
ZIPS IN CANYON, TEXAS
79015 79016

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