2026 Compare Cities Education:
Van Buren, AR vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 45.8% more per student than Van Buren.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% higher in Denver than in Van Buren. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Van Buren
 Van Buren, ARDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,693  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Van Buren    2 Reviews

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Over 19 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  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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