2025 Compare Cities Education:
Vail, CO vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 4.8% more per student than Vail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Denver than in Vail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vail
 Vail, CODenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  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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