2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mountain Home, ID vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 101.5% more per student than Mountain Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Boulder than in Mountain Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain Home
 Mountain Home, IDBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,506  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The cost of living is low in Idaho, even though the taxes are high. We definitley have 4 seasons, cold in winter and hot in  More

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I was stationed at the base in the late 60s. I am sure many things have changed. Don't remember much so can anyone tell me about bugs (mosquitoes), wind, heat, cold  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have lived here since 1991 and love it... the wind can be brutal in the spring, summers are hot and dry, and the winters can be cold and snowy and we love it... Cost  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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