2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gary, IN vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 23.7% more per student than Gary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in Boulder than in Gary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 12.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gary
 Gary, INBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  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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