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Durango, CO vs Fruita, CO

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Highlights
- Fruita spends 16.6% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in Fruita than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fruita had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango

Education
 Durango, COFruita, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,980$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682$11,210$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,920$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6216.3116.23
 Students per Librarian6466694573
 Students per Counselor207250530
 Grade School Educ.0.4%0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%26.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%28.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%0.9%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 Fruita    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I moved my Family to Fruit in January of 2013---It has been a very good community to live. It is a pedestrian friendly community and we feel very safe. Only one local  More

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My mother, sister and grandparents lived in Mack close to the railroad and stock pens. They say that our grandparents ran a restaurant/bar near their. Said that the  More

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Over 14 years ago

local politics are controlled by larger city (denver) liberal anti American views. We all know what America stands for and what it is supposed to be, and neither the  More

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