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Denver, NC vs Escondido, CA

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- Escondido spends 78.9% more per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.8% higher in Escondido than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 16.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, NCEscondido, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,495  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Denver    2 Reviews

Moving from a more active city in Florida, I also agree that Denver NC is a slower pace type of town. Much more rural than most towns, but the thing I like the most  More

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Over 12 years ago

Living in Denver NC is definitely quite and a slower pace than I'm used to even though we don't have a Starbucks there is also not a lot of bars or very much crime. The  More

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Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good cost of  More

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