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West Chester, PA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 21.3% less per student than West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% higher in Boulder than in West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chester
 West Chester, PABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  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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