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Denver, CO vs Gresham, OR

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Highlights
- Gresham spends 18.6% more per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% higher in Gresham than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gresham had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, COGresham, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Gresham    4 Reviews

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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Over 19 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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