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Paonia, CO vs Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ

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Highlights
- Sierra Vista Southeast spends 10.9% less per student than Paonia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Sierra Vista Southeast than in Paonia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sierra Vista Southeast had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Paonia
 Paonia, COSierra Vista Southeast, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,941  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31414573
 Students per Counselor266  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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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Reviews for Sierra Vista Southeast    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The climate of Sierra Vista, AZ is just about perfect. The summers get pretty hot, not too awful, and the winters are mostly 60s and  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to SV in part because we believed that the climate would be ideal, not too cold in the winter and not too hot in the summer. However, after spending five  More

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Over 19 years ago

wonderful climate, no great extremes and beautiful mountains for  More

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