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Denver, CO vs Dodge City, KS

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Highlights
- Dodge City spends 22.6% less per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% higher in Dodge City than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dodge City had 19.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, CODodge City, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4774573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock18.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock72.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Dodge City    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

We went to Dodge City on a job interview and liked the place until we got down to talking with the realtor. I don't know where they came up with the median housing cost,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Extremely low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Old Western town atmosphere Cons: 1. Very poor school  More

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