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Denver, NC vs Utica, NY

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Highlights
- Utica spends 150.1% more per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% lower in Utica than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Utica had 14.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver
 Denver, NCUtica, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,862$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,495  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,625$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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