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Denver, CO vs Salinas, CA

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Highlights
- Salinas spends 6.8% less per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.8% higher in Salinas than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salinas had 30.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, COSalinas, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.4%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.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Salinas    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Sacred Heart School is a fine Catholic school in the heart of Salinas, Ca. Victoria Torcolini was principal of this PK-8 school from 2006-2009. Under her leadership, SHS  More

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Over 13 years ago

I Was born and raise in salinas. In 2006 my family moved to the central valley. I moved back to salinas in 2011. I moved back Because I got a better job in Carmel. I  More

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Salinas, California has some of the best weather in Central California. I love looking out at the mountain ranges that line the Salinas River Valley. It's a shame that  More

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