2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portsmouth, NH vs Denver, NC

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- Denver spends 58.6% less per student than Portsmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.7% higher in Denver than in Portsmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portsmouth
 Portsmouth, NHDenver, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,142$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,034  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,380$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6564573
 Students per Counselor210  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Portsmouth    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I was up in Portsmouth a couple years ago visiting from Florida. I loved how I was able to prk the car, get out and have numerous bars/restaurants, clothing stores, etc  More

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Over 16 years ago

Portsmouth is full of history, art, interesting shops, restaurants and the best  More

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Over 18 years ago

Portsmouth is a beautiful historic town settled right on the seacoast. Excellent restaurants, great cafes and shops, and picturesque streets make this a wonderful city  More

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Reviews for Denver    2 Reviews

Moving from a more active city in Florida, I also agree that Denver NC is a slower pace type of town. Much more rural than most towns, but the thing I like the most  More

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Over 11 years ago

Living in Denver NC is definitely quite and a slower pace than I'm used to even though we don't have a Starbucks there is also not a lot of bars or very much crime. The  More

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