2025 Compare Cities Education:
Buford, GA vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 17.6% more per student than Buford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% higher in Fort Collins than in Buford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 29.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Buford
 Buford, GAFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor461  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  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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