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Fort Payne, AL vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Parker spends 26.3% more per student than Fort Payne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Parker than in Fort Payne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parker had 22.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Payne
 Fort Payne, ALParker, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9144573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Payne    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Slow paced, pretty topography, close to  More

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Over 12 years ago

great place to live. people are friendly once they get to know you. very tight knit community. low crime, great weather. no employment. awesome beauty! relocated from  More

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Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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