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Palisade, CO vs Paonia, CO

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Highlights
- Paonia spends 20.0% less per student than Palisade.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Paonia than in Palisade. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paonia had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palisade
 Palisade, COPaonia, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,210  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,729$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4304573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Palisade    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Grand Valley is a beautiful area! Palisade is a nice quiet community that sits about 5 miles east of Grand Junction off I70 and is part of this valley. It is a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Palisade is a great place to live and bring up our children! Mild winters, 30 min. from ski mtn, 5 min. from swimming, nature trails, bike trails, FRESH peaches,  More

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Reviews for Paonia    3 Reviews

Paonia is Colorado’s best kept secret... amazing food, climate and scenery. Close to ski resorts and big city amenities, but isolated and charming. The town is safe and  More

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I have lived just outside of Paonia for 35 years. The area is pretty, but jobs are scarce. Used to be mostly 'down to earth' farmers and ranchers and coal miners  More

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Over 16 years ago

"Mayberry in the Mountains" (Paonia and surrounding 8 mesas) population 6,600; median housing pricing is $164,207 (2007); average commute is less than 10 minutes;  More

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