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Lamar, CO vs Fountain, CO

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- Fountain spends 17.6% less per student than Lamar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% higher in Fountain than in Lamar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fountain had 16.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lamar
 Lamar, COFountain, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,376  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Lamar    1 Reviews
david · Santa Teresa, NM
fantastic
Over 8 years ago

nice view of  More

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Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews
Dee · Fountain, CO
Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town.
Over 5 years ago

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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dokijo · Fountain, CO
fountain is lovely place to live
Over 10 years ago

After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Gordon · Fountain, CO
Fountain
Over 16 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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