2025 Compare Cities Education:
Barrington, IL vs Boulder, CO

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- Boulder spends 26.3% less per student than Barrington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in Boulder than in Barrington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Barrington
 Barrington, ILBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Barrington    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Beautiful gated community with lake, golf course with restaurant and tennis courts.   More

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The best thing in Barrington is the Metra Train, which will take you 50 minutes to Chicago Eastbound or you can take the train to historic Woodstock! Otherwise, you  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very Nice if you like the change of  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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