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Boulder, CO vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 22.4% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Colorado Springs than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder

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 Boulder, COColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,153$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130$10,295$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,939$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1117.0616.23
 Students per Librarian6196214573
 Students per Counselor213274530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.9%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.6%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%40.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.25.0%12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.0%1.7%1.5%

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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 4 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 Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310
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