2025 Compare Cities Education:
Janesville, WI vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 3.6% less per student than Janesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.4% higher in Boulder than in Janesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Janesville
 Janesville, WIBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,432  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  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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