2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salida, CO vs Fresno, CA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Fresno spends 44.5% less per student than Salida.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.7% higher in Fresno than in Salida. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 13.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salida
 Salida, COFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor229  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Salida    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Salida is a cute small town with the Arkansas river running through. To be so small there's always activities going on  More

   |    Reply

The weather in the summer is wonderful, it will reach the low to mid 90's but there is absolutely no humidity, you can run around all day and not break a sweat. There is  More

   |    Reply

Over 19 years ago

I need info on average monthly temperatures in Salida Also wind speed information compared to springfield,  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Salida

Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

   |    Reply

I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

   |    Reply

Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Fresno


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.