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Sacramento, CA vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 8.3% more per student than Sacramento.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% lower in Denver than in Sacramento. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sacramento

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 Sacramento, CADenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,240$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484$12,519$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,670$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.7514.916.23
 Students per Librarian632120954573
 Students per Counselor641411530
 Grade School Educ.7.6%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.4%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  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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ZIPS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
95823, 95822, 95831, 95833, 95835, 95838, 95820, 95824, 95834, 95815, 18 total
ZIPS IN DENVER, COLORADO
80219, 80239, 80123, 80231, 80210, 80220, 80211, 80204, 80205, 80249, 32 total

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