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Prineville, OR vs Crested Butte, CO

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- Crested Butte spends 0.9% less per student than Prineville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% lower in Crested Butte than in Prineville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crested Butte had 15.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Prineville
 Prineville, ORCrested Butte, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,535  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,175$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3684573
 Students per Counselor510  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Prineville    7 Reviews

Sunshine 300 days a year, friendly people, conservative values. Less than an hour from  More

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Over 7 years ago

Prineville is a great place to live, if you can find a home to live in. There is a housing shortage, at less than 1% and holding for more than 3 years. Otherwise, we  More

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We moved to Prineville from La Pine Oregon. Prineville is a smaller town of about 9k but has a huge amount of things that often go unnoticed. The beauty that surrounds  More

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Reviews for Crested Butte    5 Reviews

Crested Butte is literally hell on earth. I can't imagine WHY anybody would want to come here. Do yourself a favor - stay in California and Texas.  More

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Over 11 years ago

First of all, we are sick and tired of the report that there are 1,500 people in Crested Butte. Maybe in the "town limits" which is a small area. There is CB South,  More

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Over 17 years ago

My husband and I own a second home in CB. We bought it the very first time we came to this little town. It is truly an undiscovered gem - like Aspen before it became  More

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