2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cortez, CO vs Roswell, NM

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Highlights
- Roswell spends 6.7% less per student than Cortez.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in Roswell than in Cortez. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roswell had 15.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cortez
 Cortez, CORoswell, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,506$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,269$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4464573
 Students per Counselor206  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 6 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  More

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