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Denver, CO vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 8.3% less per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Santa Fe than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver

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 Denver, COSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,503$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519$10,926$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,000$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.915.3416.23
 Students per Librarian209514984573
 Students per Counselor411310530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.0%89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%18.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%42.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%3.9%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 Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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ZIPS IN DENVER, COLORADO
80219, 80239, 80123, 80231, 80210, 80220, 80211, 80204, 80205, 80249, 32 total
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