2025 Compare Cities Education:
Reading, PA vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 20.4% less per student than Reading.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Fort Collins than in Reading. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 35.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Reading
 Reading, PAFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,807  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor346  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Reading    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 11 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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