2025 Compare Cities Education:
Breckenridge, CO vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 9.1% less per student than Breckenridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.2% higher in Boulder than in Breckenridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Breckenridge
 Breckenridge, COBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,031  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Breckenridge    1 Reviews

Summit county is Colorado's playground. The hiking trails are superb and great variety from easy to difficult. The weather is wonderful in the summer with cobalt blue  More

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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 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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