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Boulder, CO vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island spends 6.7% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.9% lower in Hilton Head Island than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilton Head Island had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%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 Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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