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Fort Myers, FL vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 24.2% more per student than Fort Myers.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Fort Collins than in Fort Myers. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 13.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Myers
 Fort Myers, FLFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,527  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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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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