2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silverthorne, CO vs Farmington, NM

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Highlights
- Farmington spends 29.9% less per student than Silverthorne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% higher in Farmington than in Silverthorne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Farmington had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Silverthorne
 Silverthorne, COFarmington, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,458$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,031  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7564573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Silverthorne    2 Reviews

We've lived here 2 1/2 years, three winters now, and although I'm not a huge fan of winter, and there's a lot of it here, at least there are really fun things to do. We  More

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Over 19 years ago

Silverthorne is a great place to live, but the cost of housing and living has recently put a big separation between the working class and the rest of the  More

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Reviews for Farmington    24 Reviews

The worst place I have ever lived. It is dirty, crime ridden, uneducated and good luck getting good medical care. San Juan anything sucks. Unfriendly, ugly, dusty,  More

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Over 7 years ago

No social life, limited resources, dirty roads with potholes, unclean people, litter, no recreational resources of any value. Employment opportunities don't exist, lack  More

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World class fly fishing (San Juan shuffle!), nearby colorado skiing, and perhaps one of the best climates in the continental US (average western summer with mild winter,  More

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