2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hammond, IN vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 26.4% more per student than Hammond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% lower in Denver than in Hammond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hammond
 Hammond, INDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Hammond    3 Reviews

I am a resident of the area, has been my entire life. Growing up there were parts where I was nearly ashamed to be part of this community especially in the early2000's.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hammond Indiana is within easy commute to Chicago and the Downtown area either by car or train, offering you all the advantages of city living, but not at the city cost.  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've never lived anywhere else, but have traveled to many U. S. cities. Hammond is an average (okay, maybe less than average city). Housing is affordable, although taxes  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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