2024 Compare Cities Education:
Crested Butte, CO vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 20.1% more per student than Crested Butte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% higher in Boulder than in Crested Butte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crested Butte
 Crested Butte, COBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,454$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,730$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,175$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3817.1116.23
 Students per Librarian3686194573
 Students per Counselor198213530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.99.5%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%10.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%76.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.9%25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%5.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Crested Butte    5 Reviews

Crested Butte is literally hell on earth. I can't imagine WHY anybody would want to come here. Do yourself a favor - stay in California and Texas.  More

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Over 10 years ago

First of all, we are sick and tired of the report that there are 1,500 people in Crested Butte. Maybe in the "town limits" which is a small area. There is CB South,  More

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Over 16 years ago

My husband and I own a second home in CB. We bought it the very first time we came to this little town. It is truly an undiscovered gem - like Aspen before it became  More

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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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