2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rocky Ford, CO vs Pueblo, CO

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Highlights
- Pueblo spends 31.6% less per student than Rocky Ford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.9% higher in Pueblo than in Rocky Ford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pueblo had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky Ford
 Rocky Ford, COPueblo, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,500$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,341  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,334$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7294573
 Students per Counselor215  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Pueblo    54 Reviews

I retired to Pueblo almost eight years ago and have had no regrets. My primary reason for coming here was that it was one of the cheapest places to live west of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I was tired of reading all the negative reviews. I moved to Pueblo in 2008 to attend college.I have visited 49 of 50 states and spent extensive time in  More

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I was born and raised in Pueblo, lived here for the first 27 years of my life. This place did not used to be this crappy. It has gone downhill so much. There are  More

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