2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salida, CO vs Broomfield, CO

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Highlights
- Broomfield spends 42.0% less per student than Salida.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% higher in Broomfield than in Salida. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Broomfield had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salida
 Salida, COBroomfield, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor229  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Salida    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Salida is a cute small town with the Arkansas river running through. To be so small there's always activities going on  More

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The weather in the summer is wonderful, it will reach the low to mid 90's but there is absolutely no humidity, you can run around all day and not break a sweat. There is  More

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Over 19 years ago

I need info on average monthly temperatures in Salida Also wind speed information compared to springfield,  More

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Reviews for Broomfield    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Broomfield for almost 25 years. We moved here to raise kids and for the schools in Boulder Valley School District (without having to live and pay for  More

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Broomfield, Colorado is a great place to live if you don’t actually want to live in a real town with character, real shops, restaurants, and a sense of community but  More

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Broomfield has all the advantages of Colorado (or around Denver), things like good weather and overall a decent economy, growing demographics, good schools, and views of  More

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