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Wilmington, DE vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 28.2% less per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% higher in Fort Collins than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, DEFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,388  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmington    18 Reviews

I'm ready to get away from this whole state, once and for all! There are no real jobs here. The cost of living is getting entirely too high, as well as the crime.  More

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Over 9 years ago

can anyone offer information on the Park Plaza, 1100 Lovering Ave,  More

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When we sold our house in the burbs and downsized to a condo in Wilmington all our friends thought we were nuts. What about the crime? Well, we've been here for a year  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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