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Jackson, CA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 48.5% more per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Boulder than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson

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 Jackson, CABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,880$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,176$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,149$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.0417.1116.23
 Students per Librarian06194573
 Students per Counselor374213530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.8%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%10.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.3%76.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.6%25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%5.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%9.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Jackson    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live 16 miles outta Jackson and we get 4 or 5 inches of snow in Jan and Feb so  More

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Over 16 years ago

Volcano is a charming town in the California gold country, population 100 people. One hotel, one bar, off the beaten path. It is above the fog and below the snow. Once a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Jackson, California is a great place to live for retirees. The city and country police and the highway patrol are all over this place. Also, there's all kinds of  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 4 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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95642
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80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310

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