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Denver, CO vs Thief River Falls, MN

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- Thief River Falls spends 14.7% less per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% lower in Thief River Falls than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thief River Falls had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, COThief River Falls, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,097$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8454573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock21.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%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 Thief River Falls    2 Reviews

I grew up here and came back for 10 years as an adult. There are jobs to be had with decent wages, but few large employers. This works out fine if you like what you're  More

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Thief River is a nice town, relatively untouched by the economic downturn plaguing the rest of the country. You can still find a pretty nice home here for around $100K  More

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