2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. James, NY vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 46.5% less per student than St. James.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.4% higher in Boulder than in St. James. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. James
 St. James, NYBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for St. James    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

beautiful town, close to everything, excellent community relations and schools--- super high cost of living, housing and taxes! must make six figures to live here  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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