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Scottsdale, AZ vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 35.7% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% lower in Fort Collins than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

Education
 Scottsdale, AZFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$11,528$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2416.4616.23
 Students per Librarian23484844573
 Students per Counselor718173530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%17.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%3.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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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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ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
ZIPS IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
80525 80526 80521 80524 80528

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