2025 Compare Cities Education:
Broomfield, CO vs Crystal Lake, IL

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Highlights
- Crystal Lake spends 17.0% more per student than Broomfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% lower in Crystal Lake than in Broomfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crystal Lake had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Broomfield
 Broomfield, COCrystal Lake, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,892$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Broomfield    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Broomfield for almost 25 years. We moved here to raise kids and for the schools in Boulder Valley School District (without having to live and pay for  More

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Broomfield, Colorado is a great place to live if you don’t actually want to live in a real town with character, real shops, restaurants, and a sense of community but  More

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Broomfield has all the advantages of Colorado (or around Denver), things like good weather and overall a decent economy, growing demographics, good schools, and views of  More

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Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 12 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  More

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