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Aiken, SC vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 6.8% less per student than Aiken.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in Fort Collins than in Aiken. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Aiken
 Aiken, SCFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,396  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Aiken    34 Reviews

I'm going on 3 years living in Aiken. Moving here not having any family or friends was difficult. I'm thankful for the people I have met who now feel like lifelong  More

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Aiken is a magical place. It is beautiful and historic, has all the amenities, and Hitchcock Woods is a treasure! I feel blessed to have lived in Aiken for 3 years. As a  More

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Aiken is a unique town to visit or live in. I've lived in Toronto, ON Canada, Lynchburg, VA and in Aiken. I am 24 years old and moved here from VA just over two years  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 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 4 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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