Prospect is located in Boulder County which is mainly supported by computer, aerospace, scientific and research firms. It is the home of the University of Colorado.

Boulder County's top employers include:
Whole Foods
Ball Aerospace Technologies
Boulder County
Boulder Valley School District
City of Boulder
IBM Corporation
Butterball Foods
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Neodata Services Inc.
Oracle Corporation
The University of Colorado

Prospect is in the St. Vrain Valley School District. Local Schools include:

Burlington Elementary
(1.6 miles from Prospect)
1051 South Pratt Parkway
Longmont, CO 80501
303.776.8861

Sunset Middle School
(1.7 miles from Prospect)
1300 South Sunset St.
Longmont, CO 80501
303.776.3963

Niwot High School
(4.6 miles from Prospect)
8989 E. Niwot Rd.
Niwot, CO 80503
303.652.2550

All three schools have standard bus service from Prospect.

For more information about the local school system, please visit the St. Vrain Valley School District's website.