2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pacifica, CA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 19.6% less per student than Pacifica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% lower in Boulder than in Pacifica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pacifica
 Pacifica, CABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

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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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