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Boulder, CO vs Tehachapi, CA

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- Tehachapi spends 5.9% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.3% higher in Tehachapi than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tehachapi had 16.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COTehachapi, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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