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Durango, CO vs Oracle, AZ

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- Oracle spends 22.6% less per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.6% higher in Oracle than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oracle had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COOracle, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Oracle    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Oracle for 6 over months now, and have lived many places in the US. This is one of the most friendly small towns I have found. Good rental homes are  More

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The Beautiful people have arrived.Who thought that artists were poor? They are buying They fought developers for years so they could all have their little piec of  More

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