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Cortez, CO vs Lawrenceville, GA

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Highlights
- Lawrenceville spends 9.0% less per student than Cortez.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Lawrenceville than in Cortez. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrenceville had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cortez
 Cortez, COLawrenceville, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor206  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Lawrenceville    11 Reviews

I am a doctor by profession and use to live diffrent places in diffrent states, but I liked the Chandler Pond neighborhood in Lawrenceville, GA is best place to live.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I owned 2 homes in Lawrenceville and was a long time resident. Lawrenceville experienced great growth and was the commuters dream in the 1980's. It was one white  More

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Over 14 years ago

cheaper cost for both live and  More

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