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Durango, CO vs Lone Pine, CA

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- Lone Pine spends 12.4% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.4% higher in Lone Pine than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lone Pine had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COLone Pine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,590$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,022$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Lone Pine    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I’ve lived here in Lone Pine 10 years. I find the people here are generally friendly. The local store, Joseph’s, is well stocked and seems to enjoy brisk business. I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great place for young kids, but boring as &%$# for a teen, stores are too  More

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Over 16 years ago

I am with you on how beautiful it is here, but REALLY the price gouging that goes on here is so ridiculous. I paid 5.99 for a 12 ounce box of cereal yesterday because I  More

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