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Crestone, CO vs Silver City, NM

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Highlights
- Silver City spends 44.6% less per student than Crestone.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% higher in Silver City than in Crestone. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver City had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crestone
 Crestone, COSilver City, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,327$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,108  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,911$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor140  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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