2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oswego, NY vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 42.1% less per student than Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.0% higher in Boulder than in Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oswego
 Oswego, NYBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,482  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Oswego    7 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Oswego is such a college town!!! Its kind of boring unless you like to drink alot. However, the sunsets on Lake Ontario are amazing, and they never get  More

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Over 19 years ago

In Oswego,NY, The historical sites are very interesting. Fort Ontario was built in 1700's before the revolution war. French, British and United States colonists were  More

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A good place to raise a family. Much of the jobs in the area are from the power plants (they're safe!) and the aluminum facility. There is also a state college and the  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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