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Boulder, CO vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley spends 10.1% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.3% higher in Berkeley than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berkeley had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder

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 Boulder, COBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,153$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130$13,323$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,939$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1121.6116.23
 Students per Librarian61995554573
 Students per Counselor213603530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.9%96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%11.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.6%4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%73.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.25.0%23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%7.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.0%9.8%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 13 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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