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St. George, UT vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez spends 52.8% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.6% lower in Cortez than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George

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 St. George, UTCortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$8,768$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141$10,082$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,745$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.8115.5616.23
 Students per Librarian20379094573
 Students per Counselor456206530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%22.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.6%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%33.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  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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ZIPS IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH
84790 84770
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81321

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