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Lincoln, NE vs Fountain, CO

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Highlights
- Fountain spends 3.9% less per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.4% higher in Fountain than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fountain had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln

Education
 Lincoln, NEFountain, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,041$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,921$10,295$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,631$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7117.0616.23
 Students per Librarian5626214573
 Students per Counselor387274530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%2.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.9%95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%30.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.2%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%30.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Lincoln    67 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln since 1965. Since the Boosalis Administration the city has been in a slow continual decline despite a growing population. Downtown Lincoln is  More

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I grew up in Lincoln. As a child I have nothing but fond memories of this city. I moved around a few times, places including Crete, and Omaha. Lincoln gives you the best  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln for 7 years and love it. Communities are safe, and if you forget to close your garage door, neighbors will call you. There are lots of trails that  More

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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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ZIPS IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
68516, 68521, 68506, 68502, 68510, 68505, 68504, 68503, 68508, 68507, 19 total
ZIPS IN FOUNTAIN, COLORADO
80817 80928

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