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Durango, CO vs Twin Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Twin Falls spends 35.5% less per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% higher in Twin Falls than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Twin Falls had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COTwin Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,260$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11634573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Twin Falls    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It is a hub community that is a gateway to the north of Sun Valley and to the south for Jackpot. New High School of 3 years to add to the established one. The hospital  More

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Over 12 years ago

Been living in Twin Falls for 2 plus years, like the people, very friendly. The Canyon is truly beautiful. Nice not to have to battle traffic, have places to walk to,  More

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In my 18 years here, Twin Falls has grown steadily, but all the schools, box stores, grocery stores are still within a 10-15 minute drive of each other. Traffic is a  More

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