2025 Compare Cities Education:
Boone, NC vs Vail, CO

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Highlights
- Vail spends 39.7% more per student than Boone.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% higher in Vail than in Boone. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vail had 9.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boone
 Boone, NCVail, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17374573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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Reviews for Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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