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Fort Garland, CO vs La Junta, CO

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Highlights
- La Junta spends 32.4% less per student than Fort Garland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in La Junta than in Fort Garland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Junta had 13.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Garland
 Fort Garland, COLa Junta, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,351$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,625  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,509$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3654573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.1.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Garland    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

My guy friend and I are looking for a beautiful place to buy land for our retirement.We have lived in Colorado for a long time and yet had never explored the Fort  More

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Reviews for La Junta    4 Reviews

I've lived in La Junta CO for about 12 years and to be honest with you I have lived in a lot of palaces but by far this town is the worst! La Junta CO has nothing to  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived here a lil' over 2 years. The people are very friendly, and the cost of living is low. However, the choices for a lot of things are very minimal. Only 2  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm amazed every day at the friendliness and cheerfulness of the people in La Junta, Colorado. This town offers the kind of old-fashioned atmosphere captured by Norman  More

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