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Pagosa Springs, CO vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 40.4% more per student than Pagosa Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.5% higher in Santa Cruz than in Pagosa Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pagosa Springs
 Pagosa Springs, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor210  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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