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Fort Collins, CO vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 1.1% more per student than Fort Collins.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Indianapolis than in Fort Collins. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Collins

Education
 Fort Collins, COIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,339$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,528$11,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,338$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.4617.7116.23
 Students per Librarian4849314573
 Students per Counselor173613530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%32.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%1.2%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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ZIPS IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
80525 80526 80521 80524 80528
ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total

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