2025 Compare Cities Education:
Idaho Falls, ID vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 112.0% more per student than Idaho Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% lower in Boulder than in Idaho Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Idaho Falls
 Idaho Falls, IDBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,198  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  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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