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Orchard Mesa, CO vs Parachute, CO

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- Parachute spends 9.1% less per student than Orchard Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Parachute than in Orchard Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parachute had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orchard Mesa
 Orchard Mesa, COParachute, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,210  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,791$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Orchard Mesa    1 Reviews

Small town feel, even though Orchard Mesa is part of Grand Junction. We have hiking trails close by and just a few short miles to downtown Grand Junction.   More

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Reviews for Parachute    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The water rating is wrong. This water is not drinkable. I will not give it to my dog. I hate to think what it's doing to my skin and  More

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In my opinion, the Parachute area is not that great. There is nothing to do anywhere near here. I moved out here thinking I could just drive to Denver now and then to  More

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