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Boise City, ID vs Rock Springs, WY

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Highlights
- Rock Springs spends 83.6% more per student than Boise City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.1% lower in Rock Springs than in Boise City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Springs had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boise City

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 Boise City, IDRock Springs, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,278$17,032$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035$15,312$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,946$8,658$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8213.7116.23
 Students per Librarian10312924573
 Students per Counselor430379530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%5.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.2%91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%14.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.7%21.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.8%4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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Reviews for Rock Springs    3 Reviews

Rock Springs will grow on you. It is a big city (about 20,000) by Wyoming standards. There are a few chain stores and a small mall. Wal-Mart is the main place to shop  More

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Over 16 years ago

i once lived in rock for about a year and then transfered to oregon. i'm ready to go back.the town is like any it has good and bad.im going back because it grew on me  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have heard lots of rumors about Rock Springs. I know that many people say it is a rough town. Since I am looking at possibly teaching there, I would like to know what  More

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