2024 Compare Cities Education:
Durham, NC vs Littleton, CO

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Highlights
- Littleton spends 31.1% more per student than Durham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% higher in Littleton than in Durham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Littleton had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Durham
 Durham, NCLittleton, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,612$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,906$12,429$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,938$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1317.6816.23
 Students per Librarian80817764573
 Students per Counselor268353530
 Grade School Educ.4.6%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.8%55.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.8%15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.0%2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 3 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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Reviews for Littleton    20 Reviews

I grew up here in the 1970s and 80s, when it was indisputably the best suburb of Denver. The city was close, but horseback riding and hunting were even closer, and of  More

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I've lived in Littleton for 30 years. The city council idiots are bringing in street people/voters. Littleton WAS the south metro posh Cherry Creek area. No more. The  More

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Over 5 years ago

Lived here for 14 yrs and it totally sucks. Overcrowded, traffic is awful, rude and unfriendly people and prices are getting worse. I'm outta here  More

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