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Denver, CO vs San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- San Francisco spends 27.3% more per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.9% higher in San Francisco than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, COSan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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