2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newport Beach, CA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 5.7% more per student than Newport Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.3% lower in Boulder than in Newport Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newport Beach
 Newport Beach, CABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Newport Beach    21 Reviews

I've lived here since late 2014. It's pretty on the outside and ugly on the inside. The people are hyper conservative, aggressively competitive. It's all about money and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I love calling Newport Beach my home. Every time I return from travel, I can feel the stress leave my body the minute I see the Ocean. I sell real estate in Newport  More

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Over 10 years ago

I currently reside on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, Ca. I grew up in Newport on the peninsula point near the wedge. I still visit the wedge but going to that area in  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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