2025 Compare Cities Education:
Watkins Glen, NY vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 46.2% less per student than Watkins Glen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.5% higher in Fort Collins than in Watkins Glen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watkins Glen
 Watkins Glen, NYFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor216  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Watkins Glen    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have lived here my whole life and Watkins Glen is still a magical place for me. The Lakes, the hills, The valleys will take your breath away. The people here are  More

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Over 13 years ago

i have lived in watkins glen all my life ,im 51 years old watkins glen is a wonderful town. it has a beautiful lake, a gorge to walk threw. and winerys all aound the  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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