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Denver, CO vs Rancho Mirage, CA

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- Rancho Mirage spends 7.3% less per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.8% higher in Rancho Mirage than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rancho Mirage had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, CORancho Mirage, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 Rancho Mirage    3 Reviews

There are some commendable features in the city. The roads are in much better shape than surrounding towns. The road verge along city maintained streets has an  More

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Over 9 years ago

I received my property tax bill the other day. I was surprised to see it had increased by nearly two thousand dollars. I called the county and was told that the value of  More

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We chose Rancho Mirage for its centrality in the Inland Empire. With a populaltion under 20,000, it has a small community feel. However, it is surrounded by some  More

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