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Las Vegas, NV vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 25.2% more per student than Las Vegas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% lower in Fort Collins than in Las Vegas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 13.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Vegas
 Las Vegas, NVFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Las Vegas    346 Reviews

Shows the worst of American behavior and values. Right up there with New Orleans. But there is a bright side. Liberals flock there. Please  More

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I went to Vegas to visit, and didn’t want to leave. Vegas had something for everyone, from the down and out, to the well to do, and everybody gets alone, because nobody  More

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Everything is available here from filipino cuisines to japanese shops to Winco's to themed cafes. However, the city is a little high in crime. Any side of the east side  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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