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The Colony, TX vs Fountain, CO

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Highlights
- Fountain spends 22.1% less per student than The Colony.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% higher in Fountain than in The Colony. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fountain had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to The Colony

Education
 The Colony, TXFountain, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,080$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859$10,295$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,983$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3917.0616.23
 Students per Librarian10186214573
 Students per Counselor365274530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%2.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.3%95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%30.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.3%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.5%30.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for The Colony    8 Reviews

I've lived in The Colony since 2001. It's never been a fancy place but it was decent enough. We were famous for being the only wet city around and having plenty of  More

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The Colony is a true gem! A wonderful location to raise your children, excellent schools, low crime, and affordable housing! A true community feel with tons of kid  More

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Over 13 years ago

I was surprised to read 3 negative views on The COlony. We love it here. It has a small town feel and is very friendly. We live in a perfectly lovely neighborhood. The  More

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Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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ZIPS IN THE COLONY, TEXAS
75056
ZIPS IN FOUNTAIN, COLORADO
80817 80928

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