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Boulder, CO vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 32.3% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% higher in Salt Lake City than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder

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 Boulder, COSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,153$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130$8,558$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,939$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1121.5816.23
 Students per Librarian61921914573
 Students per Counselor213543530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.9%91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%17.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.6%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%49.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.25.0%13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.0%3.5%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 Salt Lake City    94 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

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Over 3 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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I've lived in Salt Lake City almost for six years. Each place can have negative aspects like traffic jams, cost of living, crime and climate etc. However, this city has  More

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