2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lewiston, ID vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez spends 20.3% less per student than Lewiston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Cortez than in Lewiston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lewiston
 Lewiston, IDCortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,836  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9094573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lewiston    6 Reviews

We have lived in the Lewiston area for over seven years. If you are a dog person, this is not the place for you. No 24/7 emergency care. Very poor vet care. Our dog  More

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Maybe 15 inches 40 yrs ago, but now mostly a few inches periodically, but it doesn't stick long. I moved back in 2001-2007 and only once was the snowfall over a few  More

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Just need to know if anyone knows a good place to start to find rental homes or a website they can refer me to. My father-n-law is moving up there and doesn't want to  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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