2025 Compare Cities Education:
Island Pond, VT vs Pagosa Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Pagosa Springs spends 46.1% less per student than Island Pond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.8% higher in Pagosa Springs than in Island Pond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pagosa Springs had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Island Pond
 Island Pond, VTPagosa Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,652$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,146$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18024573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Pagosa Springs    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Driving in from the Durango airport (If you can ignore the slum area just before town on 160) is a beautiful sight! As pretty as any town in Colorado. (Except for all  More

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Over 7 years ago

First off it’s generally beautiful around here! Tons of things to do..mostly outside things, like you’d expect from a ski/mountain town -hunting, fishing, hiking,  More

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Over 8 years ago

Pagosa is a beautiful mountain town with an abundance of outdoor activities: skiing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping. It is also a major tourist area with many  More

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