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Denver, CO vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Scranton spends 1.0% less per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% lower in Scranton than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scranton had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver

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 Denver, COScranton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,503$16,331$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519$14,038$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,000$9,367$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.914.0216.23
 Students per Librarian209514464573
 Students per Counselor411382530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.0%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%16.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%23.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%1.0%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 Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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ZIPS IN DENVER, COLORADO
80219, 80239, 80123, 80231, 80210, 80220, 80211, 80204, 80205, 80249, 32 total
ZIPS IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
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