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Fresno, CA vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez spends 13.2% less per student than Fresno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% lower in Cortez than in Fresno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 18.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fresno
 Fresno, CACortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9094573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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