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Boulder Creek, CA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 34.3% less per student than Boulder Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% lower in Tucson than in Boulder Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder Creek

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 Boulder Creek, CATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,364$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,688$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8416.6616.23
 Students per Librarian627114474573
 Students per Counselor473519530
 Grade School Educ.0.3%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.7%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.2%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Boulder Creek    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

even with Prop 13 property taxes are high. My taxes have incresed from $1200 a year in 1990 to over $8000 a year now. Coffee is $1.50 a cup. Milk $3.50 a  More

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A wonderful place if you love the forest. Plenty of activities, camping,hiking,fishing and mountain dining. Very close to Santa Cruz beaches, restaurants, entertainment  More

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Over 17 years ago

Boulder Creek, CA is in the Santa Cruz mountains near San Jose, CA. It is a beautiful, woodsy mountain area with wonderful climate. It's hard to believe that the overly  More

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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ZIPS IN BOULDER CREEK, CALIFORNIA
95006
ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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