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Pagosa Springs, CO vs Durango, CO

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Highlights
- Durango spends 11.4% more per student than Pagosa Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Durango than in Pagosa Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durango had 13.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pagosa Springs

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 Pagosa Springs, CODurango, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,652$12,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,175$11,682$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,146$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5514.6216.23
 Students per Librarian18026464573
 Students per Counselor210207530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%2.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.0%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%17.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.2.9%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%58.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%4.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%3.5%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 Durango    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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