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Ordway, CO vs Capitan, NM

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Highlights
- Capitan spends 27.2% more per student than Ordway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Capitan than in Ordway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Capitan had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ordway
 Ordway, COCapitan, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,803$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,522  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7584573
 Students per Counselor202  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Ordway    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Ordway is a very small, quiet town located on the south-eastern plains of Colorado. Population: about 1200 or so. We are 25 miles away from La Junta, and 50 miles away  More

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Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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