2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cortez, CO vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis spends 44.0% more per student than Cortez.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% higher in Minneapolis than in Cortez. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneapolis had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cortez
 Cortez, COMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor206  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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