2025 Compare Cities Education:
Augusta, ME vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 1.1% less per student than Augusta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.4% higher in Boulder than in Augusta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Augusta
 Augusta, MEBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  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 5 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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