2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dayton, NV vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 42.5% more per student than Dayton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% lower in Denver than in Dayton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dayton
 Dayton, NVDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,886  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Dayton    4 Reviews

We moved from Klamath Falls, OR, where we lived for 14 yrs. and was one of the friendliest towns I've experienced, to Dayton in 2019. Priced out of the housing markets  More

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Over 4 years ago

Do yourself a huge favor before you decide to live here, and visit during both summer and winter. Don't rely on the lying locals that tell you how mild the winters are  More

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Over 10 years ago

After retiring from California we searched from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada and we settled in Dayton Nevada. It is a wonderful small town just 11+  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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