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Hot Springs, AR vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 16.2% more per student than Hot Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% higher in Boulder than in Hot Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 11.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hot Springs
 Hot Springs, ARBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  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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