2026 Compare Cities Education:
Commerce City, CO vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 21.7% less per student than Commerce City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% lower in Raleigh than in Commerce City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Commerce City
 Commerce City, CORaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Commerce City    3 Reviews

I've lived here for 12 years. Back then the houses were priced right, you could get a nice smaller house for under 100k. Right now the prices are outrageous, like  More

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I recently moved to Commerce City, specifically the Reunion/Buffalo Mesa area. I love it here - it's a great family community with a wide variety of ethnicities. There  More

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Shacks, Blue collar trash, and crime. Add in traffic, oil refineries, and the smell of fresh pretrol with a truck stop and there you have Commerce City. The name speaks  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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