2025 Compare Cities Education:
Montrose, CO vs Lake City, CO

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Highlights
- Lake City spends 978.8% more per student than Montrose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.3% lower in Lake City than in Montrose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake City had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montrose
 Montrose, COLake City, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$129,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,387  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1544573
 Students per Counselor258  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Montrose    23 Reviews

I've lived in the area for 4 yrs. First 2 in Ridgway. The positive is the City is growing which is bringing interesting development & tax revenue. The Montrose  More

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I was born in Montrose about 50 years ago and despite moving to Telluride, Denver, Ann Arbor, San Francisco and Chicago, I can’t find another place that makes me feel  More

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Okay so here’s the end all be all. If I could give this town a zero I would I came to visit my girlfriend from Denver and I considered moving out here despite being a  More

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Reviews for Lake City    1 Reviews

Though Lake City is currently weathering the economic miasma far better than the nathional averages in median home price, unemployment, and twice the national average  More

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