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Denver, CO vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 41.2% more per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% lower in Pittsburgh than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver

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 Denver, COPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,503$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,000$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.913.1616.23
 Students per Librarian20955424573
 Students per Counselor411327530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.0%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%3.9%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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80219, 80239, 80123, 80231, 80210, 80220, 80211, 80204, 80205, 80249, 32 total
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