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Durango, CO vs Augusta, GA

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 3.8% less per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Augusta than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COAugusta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,489$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,185$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5844573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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