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Fruita, CO vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez spends 11.4% less per student than Fruita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Cortez than in Fruita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fruita

Education
 Fruita, COCortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,132$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,210$10,082$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,929$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3115.5616.23
 Students per Librarian6699094573
 Students per Counselor250206530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.2%93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%22.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%33.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%0.9%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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