2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cambridge, MA vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 30.0% less per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% higher in Denver than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MADenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   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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