2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Ludlow, WA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 7.6% less per student than Port Ludlow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Boulder than in Port Ludlow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Ludlow
 Port Ludlow, WABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Port Ludlow    5 Reviews

We spent five years looking within a 90 drive from Seattle. We retired in PL two years ago. I have lived in Asia, up and down the East Coast of the US and in CA. We  More

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love Port Ludlow! It is the best. however, master plan community is primarily retirees that are discretionary buyers and live in denial of the reality of our current  More

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No place is perfect, in fact very few are. But if we want the most drinkable water, cleanest air, and beautiful view. Stand back, this could be the place for you. We  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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