2025 Compare Cities Education:
Boulder, CO vs Leadville, CO

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Highlights
- Leadville spends 6.3% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in Leadville than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leadville had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COLeadville, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,205$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10494573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Leadville    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Plenty of snow, space and history. Rivers have Wild Trout. Landscape has all the colors of  More

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Over 16 years ago

There seem to be two seasons in Leadville; winter and summer. When the sun is shining in the winter, although it is cold, the sun quickly warms you up. The summer is  More

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