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Mesquite, TX vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 22.6% more per student than Mesquite.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% higher in Boulder than in Mesquite. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 21.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesquite
 Mesquite, TXBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mesquite    6 Reviews

The City of Mesquite, TX has a big problem with overlooking serious problems involving safety of the roads and drunk drivers. There has been numerous accidents and  More

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Over 12 years ago

Everything is soooo spaced out which I hate the most coming from the Midwest where everything is about 15-20 minutes away. I live in Mesquite which is where people with  More

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Over 17 years ago

Mesquite, TX will not even enforce their own documented travel policies against violators consisting of some former and current (2009) council and staff. Although  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 6 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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