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Blowing Rock, NC vs Cortez, CO

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- Cortez spends 18.9% more per student than Blowing Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% higher in Cortez than in Blowing Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Blowing Rock
 Blowing Rock, NCCortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9094573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Over 17 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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