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Boulder, CO vs Tahoe Vista, CA

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Highlights
- Tahoe Vista spends 4.0% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% higher in Tahoe Vista than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tahoe Vista had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COTahoe Vista, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock180574573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Tahoe Vista    3 Reviews

This mountain neighborhood is minutes from Northstar At Tahoe or in the opposite direction, minutes from Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Vista is located on the north shore of Lake  More

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Over 13 years ago

Amazing place to live. I moved here in high school and everyone was super kind and treated me with the nicest attitude. No cliques, kind of, which is way different from  More

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Over 18 years ago

If you've ever visited then you know there's no place like it on earth. The best of winter activities: skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, sledding and the list goes  More

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