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Boulder, CO vs Lake Havasu City, AZ

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- Lake Havasu City spends 41.5% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.4% higher in Lake Havasu City than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Havasu City had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COLake Havasu City, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,443$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,714$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33664573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Havasu City    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every  More

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Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add  More

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My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we  More

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