2025 Compare Cities Education:
Boulder, CO vs Bristol, TN

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 34.0% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% lower in Bristol than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COBristol, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,662$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to the area from FL, along with many others who are moving to the area from places like TX and the Midwest. Do not be mislead by the reviews. Bristol is very  More

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Update from 2006 - Current is October 2019 - I was born and raised in the Bristol, VA-TN area. Although the crime rate is low compared to many places - the jobs are very  More

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Struggled with keeping a decent job in Brisol. If a medical professional - only a one horse town with no  More

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