2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kalamazoo, MI vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 8.3% more per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% lower in Denver than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MIDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  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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