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Fort Collins, CO vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 18.2% less per student than Fort Collins.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Fort Collins. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Collins

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 Fort Collins, COFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,339$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,528$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,338$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.4619.1916.23
 Students per Librarian4847214573
 Students per Counselor173366530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
80525 80526 80521 80524 80528
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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