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Durango, CO vs West Bend, WI

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- West Bend spends 6.4% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in West Bend than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Bend had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COWest Bend, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,814$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,098$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7634573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 West Bend    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

terrible place, so inconvenient, terrible two taxi services. West bend just caters to the rich. If you don't have a car,you won't be able to survive there. City workers  More

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West Bend is a great small town that is growing fairly rapidly. If you are looking for a wonderful place to raise a family this is it! West Bend is pretty, has nice  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in west bend for the past 8 years and i must say, it's a joke. It's nice if your retired and looking for cheap living, other then that i would not raise a  More

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