2025 Compare Cities Education:
Park City, UT vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 7.1% more per student than Park City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Boulder than in Park City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Park City
 Park City, UTBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor340  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Park City    12 Reviews

I lived in Park City for 6 years. Vail purchase of resort(s) and capacity reached in school system have caused a real estate bubble, in my opinion, with 500-1,000 per  More

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we have lived there off and on for 27 years and love it in the winter and summer, the muddy months starting in april are not so good but we head back to calif. at that  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like this town  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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