2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tacoma, WA vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 10.1% less per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% lower in Denver than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma
 Tacoma, WADenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  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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