2024 Compare Cities Education:
South Fork, CO vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez spends 42.3% less per student than South Fork.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% higher in Cortez than in South Fork. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortez had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Fork
 South Fork, COCortez, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,237$13,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,192$10,082$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,904$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.5315.5616.23
 Students per Librarian3779094573
 Students per Counselor121206530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.6%93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.9%22.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.0%33.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.3%11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%0.9%1.5%
Reviews for South Fork    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Cost of living can be fairly high because to obtain a lot of goods needed every day, you have to  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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