2024 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Collins, CO vs San Dimas, CA

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Highlights
- San Dimas spends 21.5% more per student than Fort Collins.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.8% higher in San Dimas than in Fort Collins. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Dimas had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COSan Dimas, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,339$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,528$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,338$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.4621.8616.23
 Students per Librarian48465654573
 Students per Counselor173380530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%25.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%37.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%1.1%1.5%
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 San Dimas    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The Jefferson's have Guts & we love our city even from a distance it's still close to our hearts! Peace, Love, & Light!  More

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Over 10 years ago

You probably are aware of how bad the drought is in Southern CA. Last year we only received 3 inches of rain. This is more like Texas than Southern CA. It looks like  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lori I'm assuming you could not afford the VIA VERDE neighborhood of San Dimas. I just moved into VIA VERDE and it is so peaceful! I love it! I have a beautiful green  More

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