2024 Compare Cities Education:
Alamosa, CO vs Florence, AZ

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Highlights
- Florence spends 9.7% less per student than Alamosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% higher in Florence than in Alamosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florence had 15.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alamosa
 Alamosa, COFlorence, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,124$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,048$8,414$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,660$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6619.3816.23
 Students per Librarian48773694573
 Students per Counselor182730530
 Grade School Educ.7.5%8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%17.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%74.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%23.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.4%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.9%13.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.3%3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%0.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%0.3%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 11 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 Florence    5 Reviews

Ian · 
Over 4 years ago

I lived here for two years. The houses are nice, I liked the weather although it is pretty intense in the summer. But I can honestly say it was the worst move we made  More

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Yes, it's hot. Days begin breaking the 100° mark in March. But don't let the number scare you: It's a dry heat, which means that while the intensity is there, it's  More

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Get the flock out of the fast lane, come to Florence, AZ. Centrally located, Top notch amenities for winter visitors. Affordable. Google search Florence, Arizona  More

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