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Denver, CO vs Herndon, VA

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- Herndon spends 6.5% more per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% lower in Herndon than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Herndon had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, COHerndon, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  More

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