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Bethalto, IL vs Fountain, CO

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Highlights
- Fountain spends 10.1% less per student than Bethalto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Fountain than in Bethalto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fountain had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethalto
 Bethalto, ILFountain, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,569  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor1054  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bethalto    2 Reviews

Paige · 
Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years and it's awesome. Check it  More

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Over 19 years ago

I actually live in a small town outside of Bethalto called Moro. It's quiet, but close to the  More

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Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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