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Crestone, CO vs Fort Garland, CO

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- Fort Garland spends 23.0% less per student than Crestone.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% higher in Fort Garland than in Crestone. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Garland had 24.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crestone
 Crestone, COFort Garland, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,108  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,682$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3954573
 Students per Counselor140  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Crestone    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The small town of Crestone, Co is a strange amalgam of Buddhism, ranching culture, Hinduism and a hippie vibe. Somehow, all of these different influences have  More

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I've been coming to Crestone my entire life as my grandparents had a home here in the 1960s. I have great memories from those days...the town was friendly and clean and  More

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Over 9 years ago

With less than 200 people, its hard to create a life here. It's a gorgeous place and people are friendly, yet I could not seem to meet any reliable people. Crestone  More

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Reviews for Fort Garland    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

My guy friend and I are looking for a beautiful place to buy land for our retirement.We have lived in Colorado for a long time and yet had never explored the Fort  More

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