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Pagosa Springs, CO vs Crestone, CO

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- Crestone spends 152.9% more per student than Pagosa Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% lower in Crestone than in Pagosa Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crestone had 16.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pagosa Springs
 Pagosa Springs, COCrestone, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,470$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,959$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10734573
 Students per Counselor210  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock100.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock0.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Crestone    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The small town of Crestone, Co is a strange amalgam of Buddhism, ranching culture, Hinduism and a hippie vibe. Somehow, all of these different influences have  More

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I've been coming to Crestone my entire life as my grandparents had a home here in the 1960s. I have great memories from those days...the town was friendly and clean and  More

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Over 9 years ago

With less than 200 people, its hard to create a life here. It's a gorgeous place and people are friendly, yet I could not seem to meet any reliable people. Crestone  More

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