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Albuquerque, NM vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 11.4% more per student than Albuquerque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Fort Collins than in Albuquerque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albuquerque
 Albuquerque, NMFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,072  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  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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