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Fountain, CO vs Buena Vista, CO

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Highlights
- Buena Vista spends 122.1% more per student than Fountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% lower in Buena Vista than in Fountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buena Vista had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fountain
 Fountain, COBuena Vista, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,780$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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Reviews for Buena Vista    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Buena Vista is not a place to live if dependent upon needing a liveable or professional income. Jobs are largely retail and service industry - low wages, temporary,  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is no better place to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Buena Vista is the place to be if your into the great outdoors. Hiking, biking, fishing, whitewater rafting, winter sports snow shoeing, back country skiing also close  More

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