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Provo, UT vs Fountain, CO

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Highlights
- Fountain spends 27.4% more per student than Provo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.2% lower in Fountain than in Provo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fountain had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Provo
 Provo, UTFountain, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor556  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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