2024 Compare Cities Education:
Sun Valley, ID vs Pocatello, ID

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Highlights
- Pocatello spends 53.0% less per student than Sun Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.2% higher in Pocatello than in Sun Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pocatello had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun Valley
 Sun Valley, IDPocatello, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,172$8,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237$7,478$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,483$4,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.4719.1816.23
 Students per Librarian5268834573
 Students per Counselor634455530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%5.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%26.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.7%30.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.9%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Sun Valley    5 Reviews

Young people living in Sun Valley, unless they have a trust fund can expect to have a difficult time here. The average age seems to be approx 78. Any business that is  More

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Absolutely beautiful. Nice people. Amazing skiing...all types of recreation for anyone and everyone. Summer temperatures are perfect. It's sunny more than 250 days  More

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Over 18 years ago

Winters are long, and summers can be short!!! The physcial beauty of the area is unbeatable,  More

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Reviews for Pocatello    19 Reviews

I’ve read so many positives. I’d be moving as a senior, probably into a senior community. My two questions 1) summer fires. How bad is the smoke, and are there parts of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Love it too  More

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I don't have a review. I actually have some questions. I read about the low cost of living in Pocatello. I am on disability and have an income of 952.00 a month. Is  More

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