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Lincoln, NE vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 10.0% more per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.1% higher in Fort Collins than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln

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 Lincoln, NEFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,041$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,921$11,528$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,631$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7116.4616.23
 Students per Librarian5624844573
 Students per Counselor387173530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.9%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%17.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.2%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%3.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Lincoln    67 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln since 1965. Since the Boosalis Administration the city has been in a slow continual decline despite a growing population. Downtown Lincoln is  More

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I grew up in Lincoln. As a child I have nothing but fond memories of this city. I moved around a few times, places including Crete, and Omaha. Lincoln gives you the best  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln for 7 years and love it. Communities are safe, and if you forget to close your garage door, neighbors will call you. There are lots of trails that  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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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ZIPS IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
68516, 68521, 68506, 68502, 68510, 68505, 68504, 68503, 68508, 68507, 19 total
ZIPS IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
80525 80526 80521 80524 80528

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