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Houston, TX vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 28.7% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% lower in Denver than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 13.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$12,519$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8214.916.23
 Students per Librarian147020954573
 Students per Counselor473411530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  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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77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN DENVER, COLORADO
80219, 80239, 80123, 80231, 80210, 80220, 80211, 80204, 80205, 80249, 32 total

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