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Rocky Ford, CO vs Alamosa, CO

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- Alamosa spends 27.5% less per student than Rocky Ford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% higher in Alamosa than in Rocky Ford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alamosa had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky Ford
 Rocky Ford, COAlamosa, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,124$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,341  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,660$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4874573
 Students per Counselor215  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Rocky Ford    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you spend a short amount of time in Rocky Ford you can hear racist remarks most places. You see the hard working Mexican folks tending the fields and doing  More

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This place is a dream. Beautiful countryside and friendly people. Low crime. Low traffic. Low stress. Much more peaceful than living in a big city. Me and my husband  More

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Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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