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Boulder, CO vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 13.9% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% higher in San Jose than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder

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 Boulder, COSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,153$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,939$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1121.5916.23
 Students per Librarian61965284573
 Students per Counselor213646530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.9%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.6%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.25.0%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.0%2.8%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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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ZIPS IN BOULDER, COLORADO
80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310
ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total

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