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Las Animas, CO vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez spends 34.2% more per student than Las Animas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in Cortez than in Las Animas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 11.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Animas
 Las Animas, COCortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9094573
 Students per Counselor229  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Las Animas    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Las Animas is a small town located in the SE corner of CO, that provides a quiet and peaceful lifestyle, at a low-cost. A great community for anyone desiring the rural  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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