2025 Compare Cities Education:
Norcross, GA vs Lakewood, CO

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Highlights
- Lakewood spends 9.2% more per student than Norcross.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% higher in Lakewood than in Norcross. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 15.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Norcross
 Norcross, GALakewood, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,308$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6574573
 Students per Counselor461  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Norcross    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro.  More

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If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    17 Reviews

As with most internet reviews, evaluate with a grain of sense. While the last reviewer (Ann S.) has some points about Lakewood, she is quite on the cynical and angry  More

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If you ask anyone who has lived in the Denver metro area the last decade they will tell you the entire area is going downhill as it transforms before their eyes.   More

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Over 8 years ago

I am denver south student, I just want see average of Lakewood health, but I didn'the get see in this review. By the way Lakewood is a good town I want to see all  More

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