2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Collins, CO vs Cambridge, MA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Cambridge spends 64.3% more per student than Fort Collins.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% lower in Cambridge than in Fort Collins. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COCambridge, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor173  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock15.1%1.5%
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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Fort Collins

Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

   |    Reply

Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

   |    Reply

Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Cambridge


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.