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Yorktown, VA vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 27.1% more per student than Yorktown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Denver than in Yorktown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yorktown
 Yorktown, VADenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,931  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.3.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  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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