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Thornton, CO vs Fond du Lac, WI

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- Fond du Lac spends 6.6% more per student than Thornton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.7% lower in Fond du Lac than in Thornton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fond du Lac had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thornton
 Thornton, COFond du Lac, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,814$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,467$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6954573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 5 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 10 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

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Reviews for Fond Du Lac    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

i was canoeing and i think my child fell into the lake but im not really sure, big splash, coulda been a rock. shops are very  More

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if you are poor white trash or from the inner city with a family member incarcerated, then fond du lac is for you. There is no culture here but drinking yourself stupid  More

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Fond du Lac County is an excellent place to live and raise a family especially if you are looking for a smaller unsophisicated city and great county to live in. If  More

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