2025 Compare Cities Education:
Houma, LA vs Denver, NC

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Highlights
- Denver spends 16.6% less per student than Houma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% lower in Denver than in Houma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 13.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houma
 Houma, LADenver, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,142$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,609  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,380$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6564573
 Students per Counselor381  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Houma    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Houma from 2 years of age until 61. If you love fishing, eating fried/boiled seafood, and enjoy hot humid weather, this is your town. Except for having easy  More

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Over 16 years ago

Houma has absolutely nothing to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hot summers; significant hurricanes and tropical storms about once every 5  More

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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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