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Durango, CO vs Provo, UT

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Highlights
- Provo spends 24.2% less per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.1% higher in Provo than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Provo had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango

Education
 Durango, COProvo, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,980$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682$7,485$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,920$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6224.4316.23
 Students per Librarian64632934573
 Students per Counselor207556530
 Grade School Educ.0.4%3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%25.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%44.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%2.4%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 Provo    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 6 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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