2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fountain, CO vs Pueblo West, CO

Change Cities
Highlights
- Pueblo West spends 16.2% less per student than Fountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% higher in Pueblo West than in Fountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pueblo West had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fountain
 Fountain, COPueblo West, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,500$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,334$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7294573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Fountain

Reviews for Pueblo West    13 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I loved Pueblo West it's a very good place to live and race  More

   |    Reply

Like any place, Pueblo West has its pros and cons. Having lived here for 7 years, I feel qualified to give an honest assessment on the quality of life here.   More

   |    Reply

Over 13 years ago

Most people thing winter in Colorado is cold and snowy, but here in Pueblo West (that's just west of Pueblo) we are kept warmer because of the mountains, when we have a  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Pueblo West


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.