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Boulder, CO vs McLean, VA

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Highlights
- McLean spends 8.8% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% lower in McLean than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McLean had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder

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 Boulder, COMcLean, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,153$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130$16,085$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,939$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1113.5216.23
 Students per Librarian6196714573
 Students per Counselor213273530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.9%97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%5.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.6%2.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%84.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.25.0%31.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%15.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.0%7.8%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 Mclean    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

McLean has superb QOL - inside the Beltway, rural feeling, easy commute to DC via nat'l parkway, influential  More

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Over 16 years ago

There are definitely four seasons here; but, the winters tend to be short and the summers  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very expensive housing here. We could never afford to buy  More

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