2025 Compare Cities Education:
Berkeley, CA vs Lakewood, CO

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Highlights
- Lakewood spends 25.2% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% lower in Lakewood than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CALakewood, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,308$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6574573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    17 Reviews

As with most internet reviews, evaluate with a grain of sense. While the last reviewer (Ann S.) has some points about Lakewood, she is quite on the cynical and angry  More

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If you ask anyone who has lived in the Denver metro area the last decade they will tell you the entire area is going downhill as it transforms before their eyes.   More

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Over 8 years ago

I am denver south student, I just want see average of Lakewood health, but I didn'the get see in this review. By the way Lakewood is a good town I want to see all  More

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