2025 Compare Cities Education:
Glendale, AZ vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 52.9% more per student than Glendale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Boulder than in Glendale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 16.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Glendale
 Glendale, AZBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Glendale    21 Reviews

The downtown scenery is beautiful and filled with culture. Glendale has everything you need all around the neighborhoods and wonderful parks with elegant malls and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Summers are too  More

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Need Affordable, Safe Chidcare? Come see our Educational Daycare and Preschool conviently situated on the phoenix glendale border. We are a top rated preschool & super  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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