2025 Compare Cities Education:
Parachute, CO vs Avalon, CA

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Highlights
- Avalon spends 26.7% more per student than Parachute.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.3% higher in Avalon than in Parachute. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Avalon had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parachute
 Parachute, COAvalon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,834  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor214  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock17.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Parachute    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The water rating is wrong. This water is not drinkable. I will not give it to my dog. I hate to think what it's doing to my skin and  More

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In my opinion, the Parachute area is not that great. There is nothing to do anywhere near here. I moved out here thinking I could just drive to Denver now and then to  More

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Reviews for Avalon    3 Reviews

I've moved to Avalon three years ago to be closer to family in Los Angeles. I was unsure about California at first because of the hot temperatures, wildfires, and cost  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Avalon since high school and I never want to leave! It's small, charming, and I've made some amazing friends here. Avalon is also close enough to the city  More

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Over 17 years ago

I think your summary of the commuting situation in Avalon is rather misleading. The entire city is only about a mile in diameter. About half of the folks here  More

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