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Alamosa, CO vs Douglas, WY

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- Douglas spends 69.3% more per student than Alamosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.8% lower in Douglas than in Alamosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Douglas had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alamosa
 Alamosa, CODouglas, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,048  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor182  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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Reviews for Douglas    2 Reviews

Ok, we have now hit a favorite place of mine - Douglas, WY. Its a gorgeous little place - home of Wyoming State Fair. I was there on off season though. It has a  More

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I have lived in a variety of locations in the past 5 years, following a difficult divorce. Douglas, WY was by far one of my all time favorite places to live! Its  More

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