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Denver, CO vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 22.3% less per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Houston than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver

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 Denver, COHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,503$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,000$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.915.8216.23
 Students per Librarian209514704573
 Students per Counselor411473530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.0%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%1.8%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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