2025 Compare Cities Education:
McHenry, IL vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 14.5% less per student than McHenry.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.5% higher in Boulder than in McHenry. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to McHenry
 McHenry, ILBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mchenry    5 Reviews

I was transferred to Northern Illinois and I made the disastrous decision to put down roots in McHenry County, IL. As noted above, property taxes are the highest in all  More

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I've Lived in McHenry for over 23yrs and it is still not that bad of a place to live at. However, Crime has been on the rise, heroin and coke are a real problem in  More

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being a veteran of McHenry for over 20yrs. McHenry is a alright place to be, but heroin and coke are major problems there...crime is on the rise, doesn't seem to show a  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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