2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hailey, ID vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez spends 22.0% less per student than Hailey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.7% higher in Cortez than in Hailey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 12.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hailey
 Hailey, IDCortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9094573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Hailey    3 Reviews

Great place to live, next store to world famous ski resort Sun Valley Idaho. Due to the closeness of Hailey to Sun Valley, the cost of living is considerably more than  More

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Grew up in Hailey and left after the age of 24. Returned 20 years later to find that our little valley had been taken over by people only interested in money and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hailey sits in a long narrow valley that runs north-south in the mountains of south central Idaho. Theres a town above (Ketchum/Sun Valley) and a town below   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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