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Pagosa Springs, CO vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 41.6% more per student than Pagosa Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Denver than in Pagosa Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pagosa Springs

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 Pagosa Springs, CODenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,652$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,175$12,519$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,146$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5514.916.23
 Students per Librarian180220954573
 Students per Counselor210411530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.0%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.2.9%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Pagosa Springs    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Driving in from the Durango airport (If you can ignore the slum area just before town on 160) is a beautiful sight! As pretty as any town in Colorado. (Except for all  More

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Over 6 years ago

First off it’s generally beautiful around here! Tons of things to do..mostly outside things, like you’d expect from a ski/mountain town -hunting, fishing, hiking,  More

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Over 7 years ago

Pagosa is a beautiful mountain town with an abundance of outdoor activities: skiing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping. It is also a major tourist area with many  More

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Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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ZIPS IN DENVER, COLORADO
80219, 80239, 80123, 80231, 80210, 80220, 80211, 80204, 80205, 80249, 32 total

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