2025 Compare Cities Education:
Boulder, CO vs Brownsville, TX

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Highlights
- Brownsville spends 20.8% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Brownsville than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brownsville had 29.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COBrownsville, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,799$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5194573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock18.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Brownsville    8 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Brownsville, TX- Well, I’ve lived here about 5 years now and it’s pretty different. If you speak Spanish you stand a better chance of success. It’s REALLY culturally  More

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ignore all comments. There 1 teacher and 30 students per class or 28. I have not run into any drugs or drug addicts in my life. I would suggest stick to good  More

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Over 16 years ago

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