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Denver, CO vs South Salt Lake, UT

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Highlights
- South Salt Lake spends 33.8% less per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.8% higher in South Salt Lake than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Salt Lake had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, COSouth Salt Lake, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 South Salt Lake    1 Reviews

I lived in South Salt Lake for a couple years while in school at the U. It's a nice little inner suburb of Salt Lake City, and some areas I would say are even  More

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