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Scottsdale, AZ vs Crestone, CO

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Highlights
- Crestone spends 179.0% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.4% lower in Crestone than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crestone had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZCrestone, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,470$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,959$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10734573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock100.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock0.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Reviews for Crestone    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The small town of Crestone, Co is a strange amalgam of Buddhism, ranching culture, Hinduism and a hippie vibe. Somehow, all of these different influences have  More

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I've been coming to Crestone my entire life as my grandparents had a home here in the 1960s. I have great memories from those days...the town was friendly and clean and  More

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Over 9 years ago

With less than 200 people, its hard to create a life here. It's a gorgeous place and people are friendly, yet I could not seem to meet any reliable people. Crestone  More

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