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San Jose, CA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 12.2% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Boulder than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 13.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose

Education
 San Jose, CABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5917.1116.23
 Students per Librarian65286194573
 Students per Counselor646213530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%10.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%76.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%5.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%9.0%1.5%

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

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