2025 Compare Cities Education:
Saginaw, MI vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 34.2% more per student than Saginaw.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Boulder than in Saginaw. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 16.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Saginaw
 Saginaw, MIBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor719  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Saginaw    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have been here a hot min (since birth). it ain't that bad. there is a lot to like if you ain't mad all of the time.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in Saginaw and completely hated it. Dilapidated buildings throughout the city that are being used for crack smokers, drug deals, and other criminal  More

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Pros: Cost of Living. This is probably one of the cheapest areas in the country. Cons: Local government has outrageous taxes and fees. No jobs, CRIME!!!!, no  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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