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Ketchum, ID vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez spends 22.0% less per student than Ketchum.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.7% higher in Cortez than in Ketchum. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ketchum
 Ketchum, 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.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Ketchum    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Small town life with the mountains to enjoy all four seasons. Great restaurants and shopping available though knowing where to go helps in keeping the costs reasonable.   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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