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Pagosa Springs, CO vs St. George, UT

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- St. George spends 24.8% less per student than Pagosa Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.1% higher in St. George than in Pagosa Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pagosa Springs
 Pagosa Springs, COSt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor210  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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