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Marquette, MI vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 31.6% more per student than Marquette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Boulder than in Marquette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marquette
 Marquette, MIBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,178  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor495  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Marquette    11 Reviews

I've lived in Michigan most of my life, but traveled extensively throughout the US, so I can compare Marquette to many other cities. I still long to come back no matter  More

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A nice small affordable college town with a fairly accepting, laid back & liberal vibe, and a town with absolutely gorgeous natural surroundings. A town for Americans  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am not a native from here , so I am not biased. If you dream of having a big house for less then 400k this is your place. Very religious not in a bad way , but  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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