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Mesquite, NV vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 25.2% more per student than Mesquite.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% lower in Fort Collins than in Mesquite. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesquite
 Mesquite, 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.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  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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