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Alamosa, CO vs Yuma, AZ

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Highlights
- Yuma spends 20.3% less per student than Alamosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.8% higher in Yuma than in Alamosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yuma had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alamosa
 Alamosa, COYuma, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,869$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,048  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$3,953$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14134573
 Students per Counselor182  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Yuma    48 Reviews

Retired here and it is a great place in many ways. The biggest drawback I have found is the cost and lack of medical care. Its not that far to PHX to get the care you  More

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Over 7 years ago

First let me confess that I lived in Yuma for about a year several decades ago. I was raised in NY and have lived & worked in several states & cities, most recently in  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am moving to Yuma sometime this year for a new job. I am looking for a place to live that is safe for 1 person. Does anyone have some  More

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