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Fort Collins, CO vs Clearlake, CA

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Highlights
- Clearlake spends 2.5% more per student than Fort Collins.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% higher in Clearlake than in Fort Collins. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clearlake had 18.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COClearlake, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,698$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor173  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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

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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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Reviews for Clearlake    8 Reviews

Jeff · 

I just recently moved here to clearlake park Ca, and I think its gorgeous. The Bird watching is phenomenal. There are thousands of Pelicans and Bald eagles, blue  More

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Over 15 years ago

Look, I agree with many posters here who say Clearlake is beautiful, the way of life is slower paced and relaxed, and the air quality is good. For 2008-09 I lived and  More

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You just made yourself sound like an arrogant fool. Poverty and ignorance do not necessarily go hand in hand. Just because they embrace a simple lifestyle and you have  More

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