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Boulder, CO vs Brookfield, WI

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Highlights
- Brookfield spends 8.4% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Brookfield than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookfield had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COBrookfield, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7264573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Brookfield    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Overall I believe field is a great place to live and raise a family. Milwaukee certainly has its share of problems like any large metropolitan area. Overall I believe  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love Brookfield for the most part. The Elmbrook school district is amazing and test scores are always above average level. The one downfall of the city is that there  More

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About turn 35, and have lived in Brookfield for 9 years. Brookfield is broken into two parts, city and village, both are very safe- especially when compared to  More

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