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Gainesville, FL vs Alamosa, CO

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- Alamosa spends 3.9% less per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% lower in Alamosa than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alamosa had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville
 Gainesville, FLAlamosa, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,124$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,094  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,660$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4874573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 13 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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