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Placitas (Sandoval County), NM vs Cortez, CO

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- Cortez spends 3.5% less per student than Placitas (Sandoval County).
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Cortez than in Placitas (Sandoval County). (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Placitas (Sandoval County)
 Placitas (Sandoval County), NMCortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9094573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Placitas (Sandoval County)    4 Reviews

We have researched Placitas for a few years and now with the real estate market going haywire, we have decided to move our online business there by building in  More

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We are considering moving to Placitas from the Eastern high plains of NM. However, I am wondering why there are almost 10% of the housing for sale. The property values  More

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Over 13 years ago

Spectacular views of three mountain ranges, Mount Taylor, and Cabezon Peak, glittering star sparkled night skies, breath taking sunsets, wild horses, pinon scented  More

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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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