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Cotopaxi, CO vs Goldendale, WA

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Highlights
- Goldendale spends 13.7% less per student than Cotopaxi.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% higher in Goldendale than in Cotopaxi. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Goldendale had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cotopaxi
 Cotopaxi, COGoldendale, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,976$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,753$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249774573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Cotopaxi    2 Reviews

Cotopaxi CO is beautifully serene, tranquil, and quiet. I wish to live in such a place oneday soon... Just lovely.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Cotopaxi for 5 years and I loved every minute of it. I'm a mountain person and not a big fan of lots of people, I feel that living in a small town like  More

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Reviews for Goldendale    5 Reviews

GOLDENDALE is loved by a very select, elite, and religious group. I withhold using labels to describe the mentality of Goldendale, but can describe the hostile treatment  More

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Read the two reviews before I made this commentary. The reviews submitted so far are from locals who have survived some economic hard times in the area. Both of these  More

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I have lived here all of my 34 years and its has been a great place to live, raise a family, have what fun there is to have and just to relax. A beautiful place for the  More

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