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Westcliffe, CO vs Crestone, CO

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Highlights
- Crestone spends 8.7% less per student than Westcliffe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in Crestone than in Westcliffe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crestone had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Westcliffe
 Westcliffe, COCrestone, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,470$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,149  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,959$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10734573
 Students per Counselor222  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock100.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock0.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Westcliffe    4 Reviews

I’ve lived here for almost 2 years. Everyone I’ve met is friendly and helpful. The winters are long. But the snow does come and go. The mountains are breathtaking with  More

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Beautiful area with great local ranch folks. We just bought a small ranch property and are fleeing Colorado Springs, which is being overrun by blue state refugees from  More

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Kindof the unknown town near Pueblo, Florence, and CO Springs that people are starting to discover. With Colony lakes, a reservoir, Bishops Castle, the Royal Gorge, and  More

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Reviews for Crestone    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The small town of Crestone, Co is a strange amalgam of Buddhism, ranching culture, Hinduism and a hippie vibe. Somehow, all of these different influences have  More

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I've been coming to Crestone my entire life as my grandparents had a home here in the 1960s. I have great memories from those days...the town was friendly and clean and  More

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Over 9 years ago

With less than 200 people, its hard to create a life here. It's a gorgeous place and people are friendly, yet I could not seem to meet any reliable people. Crestone  More

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