2025 Compare Cities Education:
Aspen, CO vs Sun Valley, ID

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Highlights
- Sun Valley spends 31.9% less per student than Aspen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Sun Valley than in Aspen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Valley had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen
 Aspen, COSun Valley, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,199  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  More

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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 19 years ago

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

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