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Pagosa Springs, CO vs Asheville, NC

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- Asheville spends 4.1% more per student than Pagosa Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in Asheville than in Pagosa Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pagosa Springs
 Pagosa Springs, COAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor210  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Pagosa Springs    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Driving in from the Durango airport (If you can ignore the slum area just before town on 160) is a beautiful sight! As pretty as any town in Colorado. (Except for all  More

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Over 7 years ago

First off it’s generally beautiful around here! Tons of things to do..mostly outside things, like you’d expect from a ski/mountain town -hunting, fishing, hiking,  More

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Over 8 years ago

Pagosa is a beautiful mountain town with an abundance of outdoor activities: skiing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping. It is also a major tourist area with many  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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