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Fountain, CO vs Amarillo, TX

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Highlights
- Amarillo spends 3.5% less per student than Fountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% lower in Amarillo than in Fountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Amarillo had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fountain

Education
 Fountain, COAmarillo, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,529$12,088$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295$9,403$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,663$5,864$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0613.7516.23
 Students per Librarian6215844573
 Students per Counselor274358530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.0%85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%24.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.0%5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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Reviews for Amarillo    31 Reviews

I was originally from here, left for a number of years, and ended up back for a short time due to life circumstances. I have really tried to make the most of my time  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Amarillo when I was five and left at 34, the best thing I ever did. Sadly, I came back to help care for my aging grandmother, and as soon as I can, i am  More

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Over 5 years ago

Amarillo is not a good place to live. For me it was like living in Hell. I lived there for 50 years. I graduated Canyon High. raised two kids. went through a divorce  More

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ZIPS IN FOUNTAIN, COLORADO
80817 80928
ZIPS IN AMARILLO, TEXAS
79109, 79107, 79106, 79118, 79110, 79108, 79119, 79103, 79102, 79124, 14 total

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