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Boulder, CO vs Lake Elsinore, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Elsinore spends 5.3% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.5% higher in Lake Elsinore than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Elsinore had 13.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COLake Elsinore, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Lake Elsinore    10 Reviews

The new comfort index for Lake Elsinore is 78. I lived in Lake Elsinore for 10 years, and there are usually 100+ days that the temperature is over 90, and several weeks  More

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8/23/2013 To someone thinking of moving to Lake Elsinore I really want to write this to you because I was in you position a year and a half ago. I was living in Delmar  More

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Over 15 years ago

How is the area near the Ortegas? I see a lot of families. Is this a good place for kids and  More

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