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Mason City, IA vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 1.7% more per student than Mason City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% higher in Fort Collins than in Mason City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mason City
 Mason City, IAFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,699  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Mason City    8 Reviews

I am from the area originally and have lived several places. I recently moved back from Arizona. I moved back to help with my elderly parents. If I did not have  More

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Over 13 years ago

Where to begin?? Murder,arson,abductions,beastialty,gang killings,meth labs,pantie thiefs. High utility bills, no jobs, corrupt police, evil judges, minus 40 below wind  More

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Over 14 years ago

Unless you have a tie to Mason City, such as family, don't even consider this desolate town. The population is declining rapidly for a reason. You are on an island,  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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