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Pagosa Springs, CO vs Show Low, AZ

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- Show Low spends 8.2% more per student than Pagosa Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Show Low than in Pagosa Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Show Low had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pagosa Springs
 Pagosa Springs, COShow Low, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,479$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13344573
 Students per Counselor210  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Show Low    17 Reviews

Moved to maricopa az from Oregon because we Retired last year. Looked at all places in az to buy property. Found a piece if paradise land in white mountains az for cheep  More

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Over 4 years ago

We are so happy to live in Show Low where the outdoors is so beautiful and the people so kind. You could not find nicer neighbors. We are humble people who moved to  More

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I have had a few properties in the show low area that I have bought and sold because they did not work for me. I've met some very nice and helpful people. I work out of  More

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