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Highlands Ranch, CO vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 12.9% more per student than Highlands Ranch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% lower in Fort Collins than in Highlands Ranch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highlands Ranch
 Highlands Ranch, COFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Highlands Ranch    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised in Highlands Ranch and I know what you’re thinking. “This is a rich girl.” I am not. My parents moved here before it became rich and boujie and the  More

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Worked in the DTC and HR was an easy commute. The people are yuppy- scum-snobs, who do not thank you for holding the door open for their 3+ children, noses held high in  More

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Over 11 years ago

When we moved here from Denver, about 2.5 yrs ago, I did note the affluence, lack of diversity (compared to Denver) and seeming Stepford Wives phenomenon. It is all  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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