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Cortez, CO vs St. George, UT

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- St. George spends 34.6% less per student than Cortez.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.0% higher in St. George than in Cortez. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cortez
 Cortez, COSt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor206  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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