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Canon City, CO vs Durango, CO

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Highlights
- Durango spends 34.0% less per student than Canon City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Durango than in Canon City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durango had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Canon City
 Canon City, CODurango, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,667$12,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,833$11,682$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,989$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7114.6216.23
 Students per Librarian6766464573
 Students per Counselor233207530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%2.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.0%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%17.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%58.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.4%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%4.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Canon City    9 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

While most of the rest of the front range of Colorado has seen very large housing price increases over the last 4 years, the same cannot be said of Canon City. In  More

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I'm looking to relocate there and wondering how the schools are? I have two children, one in elementary and one in high school, so looking for decent schools for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Anyone with firsthand stories of canon city corruption go to facebook and do a search for CanonCityColoradoCorruption and tell your story. God save the good people of  More

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Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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