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Spokane, WA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 8.5% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Boulder than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane

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 Spokane, WABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,661$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,051$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5417.1116.23
 Students per Librarian18996194573
 Students per Counselor368213530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%10.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%76.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%5.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%9.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  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 SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
99208, 99205, 99223, 99207, 99203, 99224, 99202, 99217, 99201, 99026, 11 total
ZIPS IN BOULDER, COLORADO
80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310

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