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Boulder, CO vs Palmer, AK

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Highlights
- Palmer spends 5.7% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% higher in Palmer than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmer had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder

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 Boulder, COPalmer, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,153$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130$14,494$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,939$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1119.4416.23
 Students per Librarian6198124573
 Students per Counselor213448530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.9%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%26.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.6%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%22.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.25.0%5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.0%0.7%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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Over 4 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 Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 18 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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