2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mena, AR vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 45.8% more per student than Mena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.4% higher in Denver than in Mena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mena
 Mena, ARDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,443  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  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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