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Boulder, CO vs Grand Forks, ND

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Highlights
- Grand Forks spends 1.8% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.7% lower in Grand Forks than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder

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 Boulder, COGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,153$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130$13,451$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,939$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1112.0216.23
 Students per Librarian6192574573
 Students per Counselor213318530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%3.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.9%95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.6%13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%37.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.25.0%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.0%3.0%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 Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 11 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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ZIPS IN BOULDER, COLORADO
80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310
ZIPS IN GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
58201 58203 58202

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