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Fountain, CO vs Farmington, UT

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- Farmington spends 23.6% less per student than Fountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.3% higher in Farmington than in Fountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Farmington had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fountain
 Fountain, COFarmington, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,577$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,168$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock99794573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%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 Farmington    2 Reviews

I have lived here 4 and half years in Farmington Greens subdivision. It started out nice. I picked it because it was close to Station Park which we did enjoy. Great  More

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An friendly, family centered city. Close to Salt Lake, close to skiing and outdoor activities. Farmington offers community arts and theater along with sports activity  More

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