2025 Compare Cities Education:
Laramie, WY vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 1.0% less per student than Laramie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.5% higher in Denver than in Laramie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Laramie
 Laramie, WYDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,551  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor219  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  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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