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Spearfish, SD vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 27.8% more per student than Spearfish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% higher in Fort Collins than in Spearfish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spearfish
 Spearfish, SDFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,435  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Spearfish    4 Reviews

I've been in the black Hills since 1994 and,recently moved to the east side of the state, Sioux Falls to be exact. Spearfish, is a very nice & beautiful community but,  More

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Over 18 years ago

The weather is perfect for outdoor  More

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Over 18 years ago

Spearfish is beautiful but there is very little job opportunity. As a result those people who want to advance in their career should avoid Spearfish. On the other hand  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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