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Berkeley, CA vs Boulder Creek, CA

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Highlights
- Boulder Creek spends 8.0% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Boulder Creek than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder Creek had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CABoulder Creek, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Boulder Creek    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

even with Prop 13 property taxes are high. My taxes have incresed from $1200 a year in 1990 to over $8000 a year now. Coffee is $1.50 a cup. Milk $3.50 a  More

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A wonderful place if you love the forest. Plenty of activities, camping,hiking,fishing and mountain dining. Very close to Santa Cruz beaches, restaurants, entertainment  More

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Over 18 years ago

Boulder Creek, CA is in the Santa Cruz mountains near San Jose, CA. It is a beautiful, woodsy mountain area with wonderful climate. It's hard to believe that the overly  More

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