2025 Compare Cities Education:
Florence, OR vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 1.6% less per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% lower in Fort Collins than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ORFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 8 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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