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Hamden, CT vs Duarte, CA

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- Duarte spends 24.7% less per student than Hamden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.4% higher in Duarte than in Hamden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Duarte had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hamden
 Hamden, CTDuarte, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Hamden    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Crime is very low in my town the Police Officers live in the town so they care more about their  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have worked at seven different elementary schools, not including my student teaching experiences, and Wintergreen by far surpasses them on every level. We are  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sounds like this is a great city . Change and Diversity are both good and are what makes America what it is today. Prior to having committed to relocating, perhaps you  More

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Reviews for Duarte    5 Reviews

For some reason Duarte gets a bad rap for being gang infested etc. I was born and raised here and I have always felt safe. There are bad apples in every city but Duarte  More

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Over 15 years ago

Been living here for over 40 years and gang members took over, many shootings and crime makes you not want to leave your home. City has 3 police patrol cars and they  More

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Over 18 years ago

We lived in Duarte for around 3 years in the late 90's. It was nice because of the jogging paths and trails for horses. It's a very quiet community, has a few nice  More

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