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Fort Collins, CO vs Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

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- Rancho Santa Margarita spends 6.5% more per student than Fort Collins.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.0% higher in Rancho Santa Margarita than in Fort Collins. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rancho Santa Margarita had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Collins

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 Fort Collins, CORancho Santa Margarita, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,339$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,528$12,911$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,338$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.4623.2116.23
 Students per Librarian484163834573
 Students per Counselor173595530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%49.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%0.9%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 Rancho Santa Margarita    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The weather here is amazing. We get a few hot days in the summer but it cools down in the evening. I love being able to sleep with the windows  More

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This is the best place to live in South Orange County with mild temperatures, low crime, great schools and family orientated. RSM is a city that sits in a pocket backing  More

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Over 10 years ago

I've raised my son here, and have couldn't asked for a better place to do so. Weather is great year-round (although it can get brutally hot and dry sometimes), the  More

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ZIPS IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
80525 80526 80521 80524 80528
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92688 92678

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