2025 Compare Cities Education:
Little Rock, AR vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 18.5% more per student than Little Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% higher in Boulder than in Little Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Little Rock
 Little Rock, ARBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  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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