2025 Compare Cities Education:
Park City, UT vs Pagosa Springs, CO

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- Pagosa Springs spends 22.7% less per student than Park City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Pagosa Springs than in Park City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pagosa Springs had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Park City
 Park City, UTPagosa Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,652$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,146$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18024573
 Students per Counselor340  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Park City    12 Reviews

I lived in Park City for 6 years. Vail purchase of resort(s) and capacity reached in school system have caused a real estate bubble, in my opinion, with 500-1,000 per  More

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we have lived there off and on for 27 years and love it in the winter and summer, the muddy months starting in april are not so good but we head back to calif. at that  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like this town  More

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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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