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Durango, CO vs Redondo Beach, CA

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- Redondo Beach spends 34.3% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.5% higher in Redondo Beach than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redondo Beach had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, CORedondo Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%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.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Redondo Beach    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up In Santa Monica, and have lived in England, the Bay Area, and the Midwest, and back to Santa Monica. I love it here as it reminds me of LA as it was about  More

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Over 8 years ago

What can I say, I love everything about Redondo Beach. I’m also proud that I was born here. It’s just coincidence that my boyfriend and I both lived there as children,  More

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I am a 30 year resident of Redondo Beach and thus have spent a considerable amount of time of my life here. When I first came to live in Redondo Beach in 1985 the  More

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