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Durango, CO vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez spends 3.2% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Cortez than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango

Education
 Durango, COCortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,980$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682$10,082$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,920$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6215.5616.23
 Students per Librarian6469094573
 Students per Counselor207206530
 Grade School Educ.0.4%2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%22.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%33.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 4 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 Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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81301 81303
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81321

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