2026 Compare Cities Education:
Locust Valley, NY vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 47.3% less per student than Locust Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% higher in Denver than in Locust Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Locust Valley
 Locust Valley, NYDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree14.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Locust Valley    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Locust Valley is a countrylike setting but close to New York City by rail or car 35 to 40 minutes. We are close to Long Island Sound and water activities. The housing  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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