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Shelton, WA vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez spends 22.8% less per student than Shelton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Cortez than in Shelton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 15.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelton
 Shelton, WACortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9094573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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