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Cortez, CO vs Alexander City, AL

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Highlights
- Alexander City spends 12.9% less per student than Cortez.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.1% higher in Alexander City than in Cortez. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexander City had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cortez
 Cortez, COAlexander City, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,674$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,001$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5744573
 Students per Counselor206  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Alexander City    3 Reviews

If lake living is your thing you will thrive in Alexander City. Retirees and really just nature loving students and young professionals are moving to the Tallapoosa  More

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This is a corrupt dying old mill town that has lost its mill. The crony government is totally corrupt. The schools are pathetic and it shows in the ignorance of the  More

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it is a great place to live in. it is very quiet and you can get along with people really easily. its a very cool place where fun is always an option. i love staying  More

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