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Boulder Creek, CA vs Eureka, CA

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Highlights
- Eureka spends 4.0% less per student than Boulder Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% lower in Eureka than in Boulder Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eureka had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder Creek

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 Boulder Creek, CAEureka, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,364$15,703$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552$13,439$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,688$7,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8418.8816.23
 Students per Librarian627170434573
 Students per Counselor473659530
 Grade School Educ.0.3%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%7.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.7%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.2%26.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%29.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Boulder Creek    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

even with Prop 13 property taxes are high. My taxes have incresed from $1200 a year in 1990 to over $8000 a year now. Coffee is $1.50 a cup. Milk $3.50 a  More

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A wonderful place if you love the forest. Plenty of activities, camping,hiking,fishing and mountain dining. Very close to Santa Cruz beaches, restaurants, entertainment  More

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Over 17 years ago

Boulder Creek, CA is in the Santa Cruz mountains near San Jose, CA. It is a beautiful, woodsy mountain area with wonderful climate. It's hard to believe that the overly  More

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Reviews for Eureka    43 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here 7 years and moved away a year ago. Crime and homelessness was really bad. Public funds which should be used to improve infrastructure somehow disappeared.  More

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Over 3 years ago

I enjoy living in Eureka. There is a lot of beautiful outdoor trails. The climate is mild. Other places I have lived were freezing cold in winter, and flaming hot in  More

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I lived in a suburb just north of Eureka for three years. It has a small-town feel, where everybody seems to know everybody. There is zero traffic, but that's because  More

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ZIPS IN BOULDER CREEK, CALIFORNIA
95006
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95503 95501

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