2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Collins, CO vs El Paso, TX

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Highlights
- El Paso spends 5.6% less per student than Fort Collins.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in El Paso than in Fort Collins. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Paso had 16.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COEl Paso, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,532$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,359$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7134573
 Students per Counselor173  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 El Paso    75 Reviews

El Paso has been my home for the majority of my life. I have raised a family here, and have most of my relatives here in town. Through the years, I have noticed how EP  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in El Paso most of my life, over 40 yrs! I think this city has grown too much and the crime is growing with it. It is a dirty city and people don't care where  More

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El Paso Texas might not be a mega-metropolis with the New York and LA style entertainment, but here are some Pros about this bi-national, multi-cultural mid-sized city.   More

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