2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gretna, LA vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 30.3% more per student than Gretna.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.2% lower in Denver than in Gretna. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 17.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gretna
 Gretna, LADenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,920  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor754  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Gretna    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Gretna has a wonderful family oriented culture, but not much in the way of  More

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Over 17 years ago

gretna is a beautiful, humbel place to live .i love it. it's quiet and  More

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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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