2025 Compare Cities Education:
Norristown, PA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 29.3% less per student than Norristown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% higher in Boulder than in Norristown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 15.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Norristown
 Norristown, PABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Norristown    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

No review yet, rather a preview: We are looking to relocate from Hong Kong to Philadelphia or its environs and, via Internet sources, we get the impression that  More

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Keep an eye out here for news of the(10 sound stage) Movie Studio coming to Norristown. Norristown Real Estate values are on the rise(Zillow.com)and may go even higher,  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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