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New Braunfels, TX vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 8.3% more per student than New Braunfels.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Boulder than in New Braunfels. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Braunfels
 New Braunfels, TXBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,548  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor465  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  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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