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Durango, CO vs St. Paul, MN

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- St. Paul spends 55.2% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in St. Paul than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Paul had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COSt. Paul, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,143$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 8 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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