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Scotts Valley, CA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 1.3% less per student than Scotts Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Boulder than in Scotts Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scotts Valley

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 Scotts Valley, CABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,364$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,688$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8417.1116.23
 Students per Librarian62716194573
 Students per Counselor473213530
 Grade School Educ.0.9%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%10.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.9%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%76.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.0%25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%5.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.7%9.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 6 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 10 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it'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 4 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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ZIPS IN SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
95066
ZIPS IN BOULDER, COLORADO
80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310

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