2024 Compare Cities Education:
Altus, OK vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 56.1% more per student than Altus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Denver than in Altus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Altus
 Altus, OKDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,569$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,251$12,519$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,539$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6114.916.23
 Students per Librarian33020954573
 Students per Counselor300411530
 Grade School Educ.7.7%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.3%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.7%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.1%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Altus    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I love the lake. It is like a tropical oasis in the middle of a vast barren  More

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Over 15 years ago

What I like most about Altus is the lake. It has a beautiful, red and sandy beach. I nicknamed it Little California because it is as close as Oklahoma get's to  More

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Over 15 years ago

I love Altus lake. It has lovely scenic beach. This is as about as close as Oklahoma gets to California. I nicknamed it Little  More

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Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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