2025 Compare Cities Education:
Galveston, TX vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 21.5% more per student than Galveston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Boulder than in Galveston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 12.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Galveston
 Galveston, TXBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Galveston    11 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Your intro page for Galveston, Texas shows the location as: Location: Southeast Texas, 50 miles inland from the Gulf Coast I'd like to let you know that Galveston (not  More

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Galveston is one of the friendliest, relaxing invigorating places my family and I have visited. My children love this island, and we are considering moving here.  More

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I was born on the island in 1948 and graduated from Ball High in 1966. Growing up on the island was a lot of fun and the island was clean and safe. I have seen 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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