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Denver, NC vs Roanoke, VA

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- Roanoke spends 54.1% more per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% lower in Roanoke than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roanoke had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, NCRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,495  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,573$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8554573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 11 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 Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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