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

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 6.7% more per student than Fruita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Boulder than in Fruita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fruita
 Fruita, COBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,210  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Fruita    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I moved my Family to Fruit in January of 2013---It has been a very good community to live. It is a pedestrian friendly community and we feel very safe. Only one local  More

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My mother, sister and grandparents lived in Mack close to the railroad and stock pens. They say that our grandparents ran a restaurant/bar near their. Said that the  More

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Over 15 years ago

local politics are controlled by larger city (denver) liberal anti American views. We all know what America stands for and what it is supposed to be, and neither the  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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