2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rocky Ford, CO vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 7.5% more per student than Rocky Ford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% higher in Denver than in Rocky Ford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky Ford
 Rocky Ford, CODenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,341  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor215  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Rocky Ford    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you spend a short amount of time in Rocky Ford you can hear racist remarks most places. You see the hard working Mexican folks tending the fields and doing  More

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This place is a dream. Beautiful countryside and friendly people. Low crime. Low traffic. Low stress. Much more peaceful than living in a big city. Me and my husband  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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