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

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Highlights
- Houston spends 20.6% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% lower in Houston than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 18.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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