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Fort Collins, CO vs West Valley City, UT

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- West Valley City spends 23.8% less per student than Fort Collins.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.1% higher in West Valley City than in Fort Collins. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Valley City had 13.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COWest Valley City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor173  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews
Holly · Palm Coast, FL
Not to live…
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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Joel · College Station, TX
the train...
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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KAY · Fort Collins, CO
50 shades of white and impoverished
Over 4 years ago

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 West Valley City    2 Reviews
Brandon · Salt Lake City, UT
Further West is Good
Over 10 years ago

West Valley City has 3 pretty distinct areas/neighborhoods. They're separated by zip code. East of the 3200 W can be pretty rough. I would not live there. Between the  More

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Tonga · Salt Lake City, UT
Love it
Over 11 years ago

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