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Bloomington, IN vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 18.2% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.9% higher in Boulder than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington

Education
 Bloomington, INBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,668$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,286$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8117.1116.23
 Students per Librarian7916194573
 Students per Counselor569213530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%10.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.3%76.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.22.3%25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%5.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree7.2%9.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 5 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
47405 47406
ZIPS IN BOULDER, COLORADO
80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310

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