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Mercer Island, WA vs Broomfield, CO

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- Broomfield spends 19.5% less per student than Mercer Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Broomfield than in Mercer Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Broomfield had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, WABroomfield, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Reviews for Broomfield    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Broomfield for almost 25 years. We moved here to raise kids and for the schools in Boulder Valley School District (without having to live and pay for  More

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Broomfield, Colorado is a great place to live if you don’t actually want to live in a real town with character, real shops, restaurants, and a sense of community but  More

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Broomfield has all the advantages of Colorado (or around Denver), things like good weather and overall a decent economy, growing demographics, good schools, and views of  More

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