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Cortez, CO vs Bullhead City, AZ

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- Bullhead City spends 29.5% less per student than Cortez.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.8% higher in Bullhead City than in Cortez. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bullhead City had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cortez
 Cortez, COBullhead City, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,443$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,714$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33664573
 Students per Counselor206  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%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 Bullhead City    20 Reviews

My parents brought me to bullhead City when I was 10 years old. I am now 49 still living in bullhead City Arizona. That's 39 years. I've raised four children here and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved here about a year ago. I have lived in many towns and cities, from Evanston Wyoming to Phoenix Arizona and places in between. Bullhead city is by far the  More

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Other then the drug people moving here from California this is a great place. The river and the lake. Always a mild breeze but sometimes windy and that blows trash  More

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