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Pagosa Springs, CO vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 30.7% more per student than Pagosa Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% higher in Aurora than in Pagosa Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pagosa Springs

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 Pagosa Springs, COAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,652$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,175$12,429$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,146$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5517.6816.23
 Students per Librarian180217764573
 Students per Counselor210353530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.0%86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%21.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.2.9%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%31.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Pagosa Springs    12 Reviews

Over 6 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 6 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 7 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 Aurora    40 Reviews

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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ZIPS IN AURORA, COLORADO
80013, 80016, 80012, 80011, 80010, 80014, 80017, 80018, 80019, 80045, 10 total

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