2025 Compare Cities Education:
New Bern, NC vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 63.5% more per student than New Bern.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% higher in Boulder than in New Bern. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Bern
 New Bern, NCBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,611  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  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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