2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pasco, WA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 10.9% less per student than Pasco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% lower in Boulder than in Pasco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 28.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pasco
 Pasco, WABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,348  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pasco    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Ive lived here for about 13 years now its a great place. Got my peen licked on a couple good times, plenty of shorties. Would recommend  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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I grew up in West Richland in the Tri-Cities, and we were always told to not go to Pasco because it was dangerous. I have no idea how true that was back in the '80's,  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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