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Canon City, CO vs Rocky Ford, CO

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- Rocky Ford spends 21.9% less per student than Canon City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% lower in Rocky Ford than in Canon City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rocky Ford had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Canon City
 Canon City, CORocky Ford, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,351$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,509$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3654573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Canon City    9 Reviews

Over 10 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 14 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 Rocky Ford    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you spend a short amount of time in Rocky Ford you can hear racist remarks most places. You see the hard working Mexican folks tending the fields and doing  More

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This place is a dream. Beautiful countryside and friendly people. Low crime. Low traffic. Low stress. Much more peaceful than living in a big city. Me and my husband  More

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