2025 Compare Cities Education:
Great Neck, NY vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 48.4% less per student than Great Neck.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.9% higher in Boulder than in Great Neck. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Neck
 Great Neck, NYBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Great Neck    3 Reviews

I basically grew up in Great Neck from ages 7 through 23. My thoughts are as follows. Yes you should be concerned about the quality of the water. My family spent plenty  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great School System and Park  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great community,terrific park system with pools,tennis courts and summer entertainment; 30 minutes to Manhattan by LIRR, universities and colleges within easy driving  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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