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Denver, CO vs Atlantic City, NJ

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Highlights
- Atlantic City spends 47.9% more per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.6% lower in Atlantic City than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atlantic City had 17.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, COAtlantic City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,409$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10234573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Atlantic City    2 Reviews

I am looking for a place to settle. Right now I'm in Memphis and don't want to stay. My home is New York City but I never retrace my steps. My focus has been the  More

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was born in north jersey.. lived in atlantic city for about 40 yrs.. was a great place growing up,, regular rockwell growing up,, now since the casinos over 30yrs or  More

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