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Salida, CO vs Palisade, CO

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- Palisade spends 45.6% less per student than Salida.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Palisade than in Salida. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palisade had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salida
 Salida, COPalisade, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor229  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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

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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

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Over 19 years ago

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

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Reviews for Palisade    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Grand Valley is a beautiful area! Palisade is a nice quiet community that sits about 5 miles east of Grand Junction off I70 and is part of this valley. It is a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Palisade is a great place to live and bring up our children! Mild winters, 30 min. from ski mtn, 5 min. from swimming, nature trails, bike trails, FRESH peaches,  More

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