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Pagosa Springs, CO vs Morro Bay, CA

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- Morro Bay spends 36.5% more per student than Pagosa Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.2% higher in Morro Bay than in Pagosa Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Morro Bay had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pagosa Springs
 Pagosa Springs, COMorro Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor210  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Morro Bay    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Morro Bay is mostly a small,quiet,working fishing and retirement community.It is located approximately 12 miles north of San Luis Obispo,Ca.The weather here is mild most  More

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Beautiful area, right on the ocean, cool huge rock in the water. I love the small, walkable community and the farmers market is awesome. The temperature is always  More

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