2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mill Creek, WA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 8.8% less per student than Mill Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Boulder than in Mill Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mill Creek
 Mill Creek, WABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mill Creek    3 Reviews

The State of Washington finds many, many ways to tax their residents, more so than anywhere else I have lived. I moved here from the Bay Area, and wish I had stayed in  More

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Over 17 years ago

We love it here been out of the south (baton rouge,la) for almost 3 years, but will not be able to stay because the standard of living is over the  More

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Over 19 years ago

When I lived there a few years ago, most houses were around 500K and up. IF that's your price range, the schools are good and the area is very pretty. Lots of  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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