2025 Compare Cities Education:
McAlester, OK vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 42.3% more per student than McAlester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% higher in Boulder than in McAlester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to McAlester
 McAlester, OKBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,535  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mcalester    3 Reviews

Recently moved here from Texas and we’re loving it so far. It reminds us of old Georgetown, Tx, where we grew up. We love small, close knit towns and McAlester is just  More

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Having lived in McAlester in the early 50's, I find it interesting that the population of the City of McAlester is about the same as it was suring the 50's and the  More

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Over 18 years ago

My family moved here last year when my husband got a job with an oil technology firm. The housing market is great here. You can find a nice house for an affordable  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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