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Durango, CO vs Brookfield, WI

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- Brookfield spends 14.0% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Brookfield than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookfield had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COBrookfield, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7264573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Brookfield    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Overall I believe field is a great place to live and raise a family. Milwaukee certainly has its share of problems like any large metropolitan area. Overall I believe  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love Brookfield for the most part. The Elmbrook school district is amazing and test scores are always above average level. The one downfall of the city is that there  More

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About turn 35, and have lived in Brookfield for 9 years. Brookfield is broken into two parts, city and village, both are very safe- especially when compared to  More

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