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Boulder, CO vs Oroville, CA

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Highlights
- Oroville spends 4.6% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% higher in Oroville than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oroville had 13.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder

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 Boulder, COOroville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,153$15,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130$13,014$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,939$7,909$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1120.3516.23
 Students per Librarian61958434573
 Students per Counselor213455530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%10.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.9%84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%32.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.6%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%14.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.25.0%1.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.0%0.4%1.5%

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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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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 Oroville    6 Reviews

We have lived here for 15 years now and have come to love it here. There are good and bad places everywhere and to be honest, in comparison to some other municipalities  More

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Can be a tough little town for some. Highway 70 improvements may help to bring this town up in terms of economy, culture, lifestyle. When the skilled workers left after  More

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If you like to Hike, Bike, Fish or Swim, maybe just lazy around some breath taking veiws, then this place is for you! Lake Oroville boasts some of the best bass fishing  More

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80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310
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