2025 Compare Cities Education:
River Rouge, MI vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 19.8% more per student than River Rouge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% lower in Denver than in River Rouge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to River Rouge
 River Rouge, MIDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for River Rouge    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Hi, I am 27 years old and I live in River Rouge Michigan which is a small town just outside of Detroit. Matter of fact a few blocks from Detroit. I have a son that is 7  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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