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Dowagiac, MI vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 20.7% more per student than Dowagiac.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in Fort Collins than in Dowagiac. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 18.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dowagiac
 Dowagiac, MIFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,103  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor904  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Dowagiac    6 Reviews

If you have completed higher education and need a good paying job, keep looking for a place to live. You will not be happy there. Additionally, the data on Dowagiac  More

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Beware of this community. The mayor has held office for over 30 years and has no intentions of letting go of the title along with the city council. As a resident of SWMI  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm originally from Dowagiac but left in the late 70's. Been back a time or two and finally 5 yrs. ago moved back. I love Dowagiac. You have 4 distinct seasons,  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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